Mahoganybay
Well-Known Member
How do you make yourself confident or can you really if it’s lost?
So, I’m back on board my mare again following a rehab programm after stifle injections. Out hacking today with a trusty friend and we approached a stream down a slope down which she had not been down before.
Friend goes first and I was to follow, I absolutely lost my bottle. Got off to lead her down and at the bottom she tried to spin and not go through the water. Luckily I had a good hold of her and she did go through. Now, I knew she would do this whilst I was on board and I knew I didn’t have the confidence to push her on as I’m scared of what reaction I would get, given the last extreme reaction i got from her involved a bolt/bucking where I came off.
This mare, regardless of any niggling pain issues that has hopefully now been resolved (back at vets on Tuesday) still has a wilful nature and needs ‘riding’ through these episodes.
She is absolutely fine when in her comfort zone, but when it’s something new she really needs me to take over, but to do this I need to be super confident. And this is where I am struggling.
Any useful suggestions, am I being hard on myself, rushing things?
So, I’m back on board my mare again following a rehab programm after stifle injections. Out hacking today with a trusty friend and we approached a stream down a slope down which she had not been down before.
Friend goes first and I was to follow, I absolutely lost my bottle. Got off to lead her down and at the bottom she tried to spin and not go through the water. Luckily I had a good hold of her and she did go through. Now, I knew she would do this whilst I was on board and I knew I didn’t have the confidence to push her on as I’m scared of what reaction I would get, given the last extreme reaction i got from her involved a bolt/bucking where I came off.
This mare, regardless of any niggling pain issues that has hopefully now been resolved (back at vets on Tuesday) still has a wilful nature and needs ‘riding’ through these episodes.
She is absolutely fine when in her comfort zone, but when it’s something new she really needs me to take over, but to do this I need to be super confident. And this is where I am struggling.
Any useful suggestions, am I being hard on myself, rushing things?