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Fair enough, I sort of expected as much XD I think I may be able to loan one of the yards horses to practice keeping them out when I'm at canter, so hopefully I can fix that soon :)

I think at best I'm a novice then, although I could still be a beginner I suppose. I've only been riding 3 years, highest I've jumped is 0.6m on lessons because we don't often get the jumps out thanks to the weather. I'm used to horses that don't do as their told because I've not been thrown off...

What would you say separates a beginner rider from an intermediate and an advanced rider? What should you be capable of doing to stop being considered a novice? I'm trying to figure out what level I'm riding at for loans. Thanks :)

Well if that's the case I think I might lay off a loan for now. I think I'll stick to weekends at the stable and pushy school ponies for now :) it never occurred to me that many wouldn't want a minor on their horse, which makes sense as thy wouldn't want that kind of responsibility if there was...

So I would be a different level to every owner? I think I may look at a few "not novice rides" as the riding school I'm at doesn't put me on the most relaxed horses and I've learnt to deal with quite a few bucks XD but I just don't want to waste the time of any owners looking for a more advanced...

Wish I'd been riding long enough for a nice horse like that but I guess it takes practice. As it is people probably won't loan because I'm 16 too, and only riding 2 years from a very non-horsey family just to help XD

Thats me out of it then XD guess I'm looking at begginers only :P

Looking in the sales at loan horses, a lot of them are "not novice rides" and "experienced riders only". It got me wondering if this is down to the owners opinion, or if there is an actually definition for what a novice/experienced rider should be able to do. So what would you consider a novice...

Don't be scared of horses is excellent advice XD

Wow there's some great stuff here x I never thought that some vets would act the way they did, but its good to learn about it, especially the way that different horses react to shots.

And I can imagine he wasn't a very happy boy after that procedure XD

Hi there! I'm quite new to this forum and horses in general (only two years riding) so I apologise in advance if I make any mistakes eg. Posting in wrong thread. So basically, I start my a-levels in September and plan to then go on the study vetinary science at uni. I want to specialise in...