Recent content by JonM1978

Thanks Claire!

P.S. I'm learning on a Cob, like most other people I suppose. He (Puzzle) is quite well behaved, well, most of the time!

Thankyou very much Neil and Rosie, that sounds like good advice. No lessons for 3 weeks now, as neither of my schools can give me a lesson today and I can't do the next two! :-( I don't like leaving things for that long as you can lose your touch at the beginner's level. I do make notes after...

Thankyou very much Neil and Rosie, that sounds like good advice. No lessons for 3 weeks now, as neither of my schools can give me a lesson today and I can't do the next two! :-( I don't like leaving things for that long as you can lose your touch at the beginner's level. I do make notes after...

Thanks Sugar, thanks Neil; hello! I'm enjoying it and seem to be progressing, so we'll see. Neil, thanks for the advice on loaning; I guess you mean people willing to loan an unsuitable horse to a new rider?

Not sure if I'm allowed to sell stuff on this forum, but the forum stickie only mentioned sale of horses as prohibited... I guess mods can remove the post if they want. I've got a pair of Toggi Ottowa brown size 8 Jodhpur boots for sale. Worn 4-5 times, almost as new. Selling as they are too...

Lessons are going well thanks. I'm currently learning to master the rising trot, and all the other basic beginner stuff like legs and hands and just being around horses. Much to learn... This evening's lesson went well. Rising trot is getting much better, I was able to find the rythm nicely...

Thanks guys! Where do you ride? I live in hove and have lessons at Chestnuts nr Brighton and sometimes Happy Valley in shoreham.

Cheers! ☺

Hi, My name is Jon and I live in Sussex. I'm a rank beginner taking lessons (currently at the start end of the walk, trot, canter phase), so am looking to pinch all of your knowledge and experience! :-) and of course make some horsey friends. I'd like to get to a competent stage as soon as I...

Don't worry, I'm a 36 yr old male beginner - a bit atypical; I feel like everyone is watching me and they probably are! However, I think that on the whole, most people are just curious about other people and watch with interest, not necessarily judgement or at least not with unkind judgement...

Hi, My name is Jon and I live in Sussex. I'm a rank beginner taking lessons (currently at the start end of the walk, trot, canter phase), so am looking to pinch all of your knowledge and experience! :-) and of course make some horsey friends. I'd like to get to a competent stage as soon as I...