Do you ever just have those days...?

[BlizzardBudd]

Do you ever just have those days when you feel that anything you do with your riding it is just not working?

I had a slightly bad ride today (I don't like to complain about riding, as I know I an extremely lucky to loan a horse and am very grateful!!) but I was wanting to do a little schooling. I don't do any hard work and at lost oat a few leg yields and try to get my position correct, however this was proving a little hard as others in the school (2 people on large horses) were trotting around and I was struggling to get my horse to move! I just felt like such a failure and came out of the arena and moved into another space.
I apologise for the pity post!! But it does feel better to vent

 

[Holly Hocks]

I feel like that every time I ride at the moment!

 

[Chocy]

Yup me 2 regularly!!
I sometimes (often!) struggle with horse in school getting him 2 soften & work correctly. So what I do is give up & just do some fitness work like trot/canter interval work not bothering bout his head
Then I txt my instructor tell her I've 'broken my pony' & when she's out that week sorts it all out in bout 2 mins!! Shes said 2 me if I can't work thro it don't get frustrated just move on do something else (doesn't matter what) & end when happy