Don't know what came over me! Feel so silly

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Did a Riding Club clinic today, flatwork first, and had a great lesson, then an hour's break and a jumping lesson, with an instructor I've not had a lesson with before. I've not jumped for a couple of months so was a bit nervous but nothing I haven't dealt with before.

The instructor asked me to tell her about myself and M and I burst into tears! No idea why, I'm really not the crying sort! She was lovely about it and I promised I'd be ok once I got going. Then gave myself a good talking and had the best jumping lesson I've had in a long time. I'm cringing thinking about it now!
 
Oh bless you! nerves have a funny way of showing them selves some times don't they! glad you had a good lesson in the end - are you going to do another?
 
Yes, we're having her at our camp in April and she's coming back to do another clinic in May. Am determined not to leave it so long next time, that's half the reason I get nervous.
 
flirtygerty said:
Bless you, when I am nervous I come across as a blithering idiot (not normally) then burst into tears, so I feel your pain, glad you had a good time though
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This is why I'm so confused as to why! Despite being a bit of a nervous nelly, I don't really do crying in any part of my life and I haven't cried on a horse since I was about 12! I did love my lesson though, especially trying to get 7 strides in a 5 stride related distance, no mean feat on a 17hh horse. We did manage it on the 2nd attempt!
 
My friends, growing up, have always known me as the one that never cries. However for the last 6 months or so, I've cried at the end of every lesson I've had. No matter who they're with. I have no idea why! I just cry! I don't feel sad or anything I just cry. I enjoy my lessons but just end up a blubbering mess at the end. I am possibly the silliest silly there ever was! :)

Compared to me, I'd class you as pretty normal! :)
 
Goodness, there's lots of things far worse than having a cry. It's a great way to release tension. So many of us suffer from nerves, I just wish I could find a way of making it positive rather than negative as my lovely horse picks up on it straightaway and it makes him nervous too. If you cried before the lesson it might have helped you relax so your lesson went well. I've got something on this afternoon and I must have looked at the weather forecast 20 times over the last week trying to work out how windy it will be, not that I can do anything to change it!
 
Ahh bless! I occasionally do odd crying even though I'm generally not a blubber at all. It's sometimes when people are being nice, not that they aren't nice a lot of the time. I sure your instructor has seen all that and more, and maybe it helped your lesson as it sounds like it went well, release of tension haha.
 
Chottsy said:
My friends, growing up, have always known me as the one that never cries. However for the last 6 months or so, I've cried at the end of every lesson I've had. No matter who they're with. I have no idea why! I just cry! I don't feel sad or anything I just cry. I enjoy my lessons but just end up a blubbering mess at the end. I am possibly the silliest silly there ever was! :)

Compared to me, I'd class you as pretty normal! :)
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Maybe not Chottsy as today, I could cry again.....because the two day rule has kicked in and I can barely move. My thighs and my stomach muscles are screaming at me. I was fine yesterday. Today, sitting down hurts, getting up hurts, walking up and down stairs hurts, laughing hurts and coughing really hurts and thanks to the damn cold I've had, I'm doing it lots. Yet another reason not to leave it so long before jumping again!
 
Don't worry OP you're not the only one. I've done this too, felt unsettled and nervous. Horse played up leaving yard - someone asked me a simple question and I burst into floods of tears - and I never ever cry about anything! I was utterly mortified, gave myself a kick up the bum and had a brilliant ride after.
 
annagain said:
Maybe not Chottsy as today, I could cry again.....because the two day rule has kicked in and I can barely move. My thighs and my stomach muscles are screaming at me. I was fine yesterday. Today, sitting down hurts, getting up hurts, walking up and down stairs hurts, laughing hurts and coughing really hurts and thanks to the damn cold I've had, I'm doing it lots. Yet another reason not to leave it so long before jumping again!
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Ouch that sounds sore! Do you know what I find always hurts (no matter what's sore!) Going to the loo! :)

I think muscle fatigue warrants a lazy day with Netflix and "relaxation" (that's what I'd want anyway!)

I've booked a lesson on position and no stirrups work at my old yard on another horse (mine is off games atm). I've tried to pick one I know is kind of comfortable as my work without stirrups is currently awful! I will be sharing your pain by the weekend! :) So not only will be trying not to cry cos I'm having a lesson, I'll be trying not to cry from sore muscles too!
 
At least you didn't puke, that's what happens when I'm nervous. In my days of competing I always had someone waiting to grab pony/horse on my way out the ring, often with a bucket so I could fling myself off and puke!!
 
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