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I still think this is the best way to canter if you're nervous. To be honest, it's still my favourite way to canter full stop - a good...

I didnt get anywhere with a mechanical horse. But I did eventually learn to canter out hacking, on a private escorted hack and though...

I used to hack out with my children and I was in front the emergency brake. I think its easier for it to come naturally out on a hack...

A wonderful very experienced horse rider (competed extensively in her youth, had ran a riding school many years ago) told me that the...

Hah. I had tons of anxiety around cantering as a kid, and I still do, at 42 f—-ing years old. The canters of my two horses...

In that case I would certainly try a couple of lessons on a mechanical horse - it will give her a similar feeling but without the...

Thank you, unfortunately her pony had to retired due to wobblers in Febuary last year :( She has autism and I think the uncertainty of...

Can you change something about the set-up to give her confidence that something is different to the last time she tried? Maybe try the...

This is really common, had it with kids I have taught with their own ponies and it can take a couple of years to overcome. If she has...

Essential oil of lavender will help her to relax. Anxiety like that can form a vicious circle, the more cantering seems a big issue to...

This was me, the RS I was at at the time had it as a sort of separate thing to only do in privates in a different area (as the arena had...

Yes, the cheap ones I bought are quite small. Which is fine, because our sofas are quite small, but I'm aware that ours are smaller than...

It does depend on the shape of the sofa. My mother has them on hers and they look fantastic, but I tried on ours and couldn’t get them...

We only have one small dog but he is a bit of a burrower - I bought cheap sofa covers from China as our sofas are inherited and pink...

So you're suggesting my horse has been reading their Facebook posts and is making her feelings known? I knew giving her a phone was a...