Do you still get excited about riding every day?

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I can't believe that, a year in, I'm still really excited about riding Ronnie every day. I get a happy and excited feeling every day when I know I'm riding (which is most days). Am I normal?
 
Yes I do. Excited really about seeing the horse, not neccesarily riding it.

Although yesteray going hell for leather up the mountain, with the sun on our backs, I couldn't help thinking that I was the luckiest person alive!
 
Yep I get excited about seeing him everyday (makes waking up at 6am bearable!!) and I do always feel excited about riding too
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Yes, I get it about just seeing him too (but I only see him not to ride at weekends, generally speaking). Glad I'm not the only one
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Wow you're lucky to have a mountain.
 
No longer get excited about riding. Don't realy know why. Very happy on the ground playing with our rescues though.
Rode last year, quite enjoyed it, thought i would try a jump - jumping mad in younger days - releived to have got over it!
Never thought until now how out of it i have got.
 
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It's a big hill really. But it's lovely, and has a good gallop track on the top. It's a mile circuit - which is just as well 'cos it takes that for me to be able to stop
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I could do with that where we are - there's nowhere decent to really open him up. No sooner are we galloping than we have to stop.

We are lucky to be able to get out in the countryside and enjoy it. Sounds silly but I've really grown to enjoy hacking as I've got older.
 
No because we've got so many rules here it's all just left me a bit downtrodden, silly things like not being able to lead your horse without wearing a hat, gloves and yard boots, having to take all jewellery off on any of the yards (stuff that!), rules on riding attire.....it's just taken some of the fun away.

I'm hoping that once I'm a big girl and I'm working and keeping my horses on a proper yard I'll really enjoy it again
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Can't ride at mo due to knee probs but yes, adore it. It's my down time & the chance where I get to just be peaceful & gather my thoughts.

Still get little fizzes in my stomach when I think of going up the yard after work.

Just love my time with her, my confidence is sapped at the mo so looking for a confidence giver but when I was happy riding yes, adore it.
 
Really?! Goodness your yard is a bit OTT isn't it? We have to wear a hat for riding (and I sometimes wear one for leading/always for lunging) but otherwise very relaxed. I'd imagine that would rather take the fun out of it
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Can you find a more relaxed yard?
 
I'm at college so everything is heath & safety this and health and safety that
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but I keep them on campus out of pure conveniece really, means I can spend more time with them.
I can understand the riding attire one though because they want people to look smart but we're not even allowed to ride in sleeveless tops. It would be nice to just be able to hack out in my jeans and wesern boots though!
 
Are you at Moreton? You don't have to answer that - I'm just being nosey. The girl who ride Ronnie before I bought him was a student there last year.
 
Not necessarily about riding, but definitely about seeing them.
I rode out on someone else's horses last weekend and couldn't wait to get back to mine
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Mind you... I get goosebumps just watching horses in the field
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Yes - totally!!! I got my first ever horse (at the grand old age of 40!!!) about two months ago and every day is like christmas for me. No more riding for a couple of hours a week at the riding school (1 x hack & 1 x lesson) and always leaving wanting more!! I think I have ridden all bar about three days in the last two months (much to my hubbies annoyance). My mare has been quite a challenge - little TB, ex-race horse but we're getting there
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I love going to see him
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Admittedly a little apprehensive about riding at the moment because he's been so spooked lately.

Even though we have a lot of work ahead of us I feel excited thinking about eventually competing. It's going to be a steep learning curve for both of us though but it'll be so great once we're going well!
 
Mine's an ex-racer too. They're the best
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I bet you were so excited to get yours (and still are!).

I've had to spend quite a bit more time than usual with him this week (going there in lunchtimes to meet vet) and just seeing him those extra times out of the ordinary was such a treat, bless him.
 
I do, if it ever goes away I will give up, but I cannot ever see that happening.

Ps I also have an ex-racer....they are brilliant!
 
George is my first horse and I've had him nearly a year and I still get really excited about going to see him and riding, and I love taking him for long walks in the sun with me leading and nattering to him like a loon!
 
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