Hacking confidence - think I've turned a corner

[Gorgeous George]

As many of you know confidence is not my middle name, and since a scarey fall outhacking 18mths ago I have always found hacking quite a challenge and cantering on a hack was done under duress for George's benefit

Well I think I'm getting better, round us the ground is rock hard at the moment and there is nowhere soft to canter, and when I got back from my hack today (which was lovely

) I felt a little disappointed that I couldn't canter!

Hope this is a sign that my confidence is getting stronger

 

[ladyearl]

Yay!!!

I lost my confidence in riding a few years ago but was really helped by using the principles of NLP. I visualised everything in advance in a positive way. Sounds like you are on the way to doing the same thing. You were dissappointed because you hadn't cantered and that's because you expected it to be a positive experience.

 

[Perfect_Pirouette]

Yay, that's brilliant!! I had a canter on my hack for the first time in 6 years on Saturday and loved it, looks like both our confidence is improving x

 

[skewby]

That is brilliant! Hacking is brilliant, and part of the fun is that you can't control the world. I adore my hacking, always have, and I still get butterflies tacking up. Well done! We had rain here today too (loads of it) so most likely the ground will be softened for you soon enough

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Ground rock hard here too!!

Fingers crossed for rain then you can have your canter!

Well done!

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

I think we have similar confidence issues. Glad you feel so much more positive now

 

[ribena73]

Really happy for you, I have confidence issues too and also get the butterflies when tacking up. But once I've done something on that ride out of my comfort zone I get such a buzz it puts me on a high for the rest of the day!

 

[Sprout]

I know exactly how you feel - the longer I dont ride, the harder it is to get my confidence back when I do scramble on again.

I have had my new ponio for a few weeks now, and it is driving me mad that I cant ride him ( physio has banned me while I am having treatment! ) and I know that when I finally can ride him, I am going to be such a bag of nerves!

Hope the ground softens soon and you can have a lovely steady canter.