Do you....

[Tabbi]

ever feel low when you have been riding?

I went on a hour and half ride today and I believe myself to be a capable rider, depending on which horse I am on. Well today I was riding a horse that I ride nearly every week, and we (there were two of us out on this ride together) went a different way to which the horse I was riding was not used to and he stopped dead.
It really took some work to get him going again and eventually the girl I went on the ride with had to pull him along to get him moving.
After that he did stop again and I got him going myself but it really made me doubt myself as a rider.

As I said this horse I was riding, I ride nearly every week and he can be a stubborn so and so. But this week after that ride I feel low, does anybody else have days like this?

 

[clairefeekerry1]

yes!!

i had a horrid horse for 4 yrs and she totally destroyed me. i now have new horse who is lovely and showed me i can ride well and i'm not a total numpty!!! although couple of times i've got annoyed with myself as i've ridden him with zero confidence!! however he's forgiven me!!

 

[Dubsie]

See it the other way: usually he's only happy going the way he knows. You got him to complete the whole ride, which wasn't the way he knew.

 

[jenmac_85]

I used to , but now realise that I might be having a bad day and so may Tyler so I try not to ride on those days.
You arent alone however, I think we all have days when we feel it wasnt our best effort

 

[Tabbi]

Thanks guys for your replies.

My hubby has been saying that I am being silly, that we most probably just having an off day with each other.

Its good to know that other people have off days too and its not just me!

Thanks again