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I think he sounds like a non-horsey do gooder taking the muzzle of because its "cruel"

If you have money for lessons at the Riding school could you divert these onto someone else that might be more helpful to you and your...

We recommended several.

I personally have some reservations about a riding school that point blank refuse to get on a horse themselves but are happy to pop...

I think the idea is that you improve your trot skills by having lunge lessons on a schoolmaster, not that you ride your youngster on the...

A riding school pony will be completely different. They are used to all types of riders and are pretty bombproof. Your young horse will...

I was also wondering about this. Maybe there is someone willing to do it, but generally I'd say that if you seek someone to school your...

While a sharer can be a great idea, are there really that many people who have the experience to take on a just backed youngster and...

Not saying this is what happened, but some riding schools will encourage owners to buy horses that will be good for the riding school...

I'm West Yorkshire - Sally Mitchel has a good reputation as does Adam Yates for re-schooling - not cheap tho. Lots of nice instructors...

Sadly this is true.

Time and effort in the right context, absolutely, but without good help and no budget it IS much more challenging. "It's just trotting...

Out of interest, why didn't you buy a much older, established horse?

You know the issue is with you, not the horse, so you need to upskill yourself. Go back to lessons on the lunge on an established horse...

Money spent on having professional help now with assessing and schooling him won't be wasted. Then either they can give you lessons on...