Horsey hopes , dreams , plans , aspirations for 2024

[SEL]

Mine seems rather insignificant and silly, but my only goal is for me and my boy to gain enough trust and confidence in each other to be able to go on a trail ride alone.

Not at all insignificant- a lot of people under estimate how much confidence both horse and rider need to go out alone. Some horses find it easy but others really need their hoof holding

 

[Julia0803]

Mine seems rather insignificant and silly, but my only goal is for me and my boy to gain enough trust and confidence in each other to be able to go on a trail ride alone.

That was my biggest achievement in 2023!

We can now hack solo and we did a few EGB rides solo last year.

This year I’d like to step up the distance.. we did up to 33km last year. I’d definitely like to get up to 40km this year. Possibly even 50km by October… but we’ll be limited by our lack of crew I think.

 

[NoodlesHalloween]

Gain my confidence again in canter.
Increase my ponies confidence hacking out alone so he doesnt try to kill me again.
Keep at my lessons and try out a group lesson.
Achieve my final saving amount to buy my own

 

[Kirstd33]

Nothing too ambitious for me and my coblet

- take my remaining 4 lessons my OH bought me and then continue 1 x month
- take part in v. low level clinics with riding club
- do a couple of fun rides in the summer

 

[LEC]

Plan A is to actually have fun rather than just pay vets bills. I would really like to event rather than enter stuff and not go.

Plan B is to reduce the number of horses. I have 2 to sell and I am not to buy anymore…..

 

[TRECtastic]

Loving all the TREC goals on this thread. Is that Bucklebury Trec camp, OP? I shall most likely be helping at that one.

Its TRACs TREC camp at berriewood , Shropshire

 

[ihatework]

Plan B is to reduce the number of horses. I have 2 to sell and I am not to buy anymore…..

Yeah right

 

[snowcloud]

Doing something for me and taking a month off work unpaid to do a working holiday at a stables on the beach in Mozambique later this year, cannot wait!

 

[Lucky Snowball]

I don’t really have any but reading this thread has made me realize i definitely need some goals.

 

[Kunoichi73]

Bit late to the party on this one. I've booked a horse archery course in March - waiting on confirmation that there are enough people on it for it to run.. I'm also going to Iceland in August and am hoping to be able to organise an Icelandic pony trek.

 

[Michen]

I'd really love to just be able to safely ride Boggle again, in any format. And for him to stay healthy and happy.

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

I'm set back by the Long Covid thing but also determined not to let that stop me! If I can't physically ride I'll keep doing my exercises that will help with riding/generally being able to function, and if I can't do those I'll be watching horsey things online.

Obviously 'get own horse' goes on the list like it does every year because who knows maybe this will be my year Maybe a share if I can find the right one. This year started with a promising looking share which unravelled my confidence fairly quickly. I learned a lot but not really what I'd hoped to learn!

- Have more group lessons - I don't love them but you miss out on the social side of riding, plus it fits with waaay longer term goals (i.e., if I can't deal with a small group lesson then I won't stand much chance in warm ups)
- Do more dressage (Intro and at least one Prelim) - probably means yet another RS change but I found one that does unaff. comps monthly; it is so frustrating trying to find an RS with good quality instruction, doesn't keep changing instructors without notice, and has enough going on for adults without their own horse.
- Keep up the dressage writing
- Stop avoiding jumping - it's fun!
- Set foot (mounted) on a XC course - I don't care if it's literally just to potter around and maybe wander up/down small steps, have a paddle in the water (I'm thinking tiny tots stuff, BE is safe from me for now)
- Side saddle lesson (recommendations for places in the South West welcome!)
- Hacking lesson/private hack in Cirencester Park and the Ridgeway/Barbury
- Confidence course with Karl Greenwood

 

[teapot]

Simply getting back on would be nice I think! Anything else would be a bonus.

I'm sitting on a review panel for the BHS Education dept in a couple of weeks' time, that may kick start me into booking a lesson. My body and fitness really could do with some regular riding again

 

[TRECtastic]

Great goals everyone , hoping you all achieve them

I debated about booking another camp but what the hell, I've booked lincomb camp in June

 

[SheriffTruman]

Love to read about all these plans!

Mine:
- Do a three-day Working Equitation clinic. First time for horse, and me. First time away from home for him, too.
- Send him to a western trainer to learn him the basics of western, and then train me.
- Practice our trailer loading so I can safely take him hacking. First time we trailered out, he refused to go on the trailer when it was time to go home. Had to call a special 'horse taxi' with a horsebox to get us home .
- Practise more (low level) jumping.

 

[little_critter]

Get my horse sound, he’s been off work since august.

Do I dare say we’ve made progress. The rehab has restarted.