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I posted above that I bought one but found it tricky to use so never risked it

You could have lined her up again at the same stump. It is the repetition that matters, until the horse gets the idea and gets it right. When I arrived at my lessons, plus horse, the RI was always busy with more exalted students. There was a mounting block by the gate and I was bored so I led...

Hasnt she shown you that it isnt necessary? You have just taught her. I am by the way a solo hacker who previousy rode with one escort. I have remounted from a bench and from a fallen tree. I bought a stirrup extender but didnt feel it was safe so have never used it and dont take it out with me.

If you are scared of riding may be riding is not for you. But to find out, I would go to a local RS and ask for solo lessons on a succession of different horses. In my second year of learning to ride, I deliberately went to several different riding schools and hacking centres in order to ride...

I am not an eventer. I was an older beginner and fell once a year for my first 10 years of riding. I record all my falls and my bp proved important. I never ride without it.

OH had one, quite a substantial coat. However, I hack on a sharing yard where one is not allowed to attach oneself or anything else to the horse. I still wear an old fashioned airowear body protector

There is no programme but it can happen on a horse that one knows and rides regularly. My RI called it "thought transitiions" and her lesson horse did it for me. She said that if one owned a horse it was not unusual but she had not known it happen before with a bog standard lesson horse ridden...

We walk regularly and see a dog walker's van in the car park where we park our own car. He walks several dogs at once. I think the local limit is 4 dogs but the van has stacked cages inside so once in transit the dogs are separately caged. Commercial dog walkers are permitted in the Park but...

After riding for a couple of years, I rode twice a week, one hack and one lesson. In my lessons, riding a lowly RS pony I began to ride dressage tests, which I printed out and took to my lessons, beginning with the easiest. Being old (over 65) and unfit, I was never able to ride a complete test...

For years I led (and later rode) my lesson horse whom I later shared, back to the yard at lunch time. Her lunch was ready and after I dismounted, and staff took the saddle, I made sure to lead her into the box, past the food, turned her BHS fashion and took off the bridle. When I led her, this...

A new coach is most likely to make or suggest changes because they will assume that you were not satisfied with what you were doing before, and sought for a coach in order to do something different. And also in order to earn their fee. It is worthg considering whether you need a coach to...

One can ride happily without owning, as I have done by riding RS horses or sharing. Three of those shared horses I have ridden long term. My favourite was a lively oversize Connie, the other two ISs. I would say that Irish means safe but not exciting. If you can find one, a RS horse which is...

My winter boots are Mountain Horse. They are now over 20 years old and yes OH gives them a good polish every week in winter.

My doctor daughter likewise told me to wait. The reason, she explained, is that one needs the first head injury to fully heal before riding again and risking a further head injury. A second knock to brain tissue that is not yet healed can cause real problems. There were also one or two well...

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