If you could, what one thing you would tell yourself when your started riding.

This hobby will take over your life completely, and even, after years and years, there will *still* be very few times when you will get off and think you can ride!!!

I agree that knitting would be a far more preferable hobby, if you haven't got the horse bug....!!!
 
It's not all about being on top of the horse.

As a kid I loved jumping on and going, no real attention to the horse, now I tend to avoid riding and love working/playing about in the fields.

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You'll have no money, no time, and maybe suffer injuries BUT it will be a life full of thrills, love and the amazing feelings that horses can invoke, either in the saddle or out! I've missed out on many things I'm sure in my lifetime of horses but I wouldn't change a thing! :D
 
Follow your heart and not your sisters! Show jumping doesnt have to mean everything to you too.
I've now spent the last 10 years rehabilitating neglected horses (i'm 28) and have bred myself a nice dressage horse and am an endurance rider too, I still do a bit of show jumping and the odd event but its not what I get my kicks out of.
PS - my sisters gave up - i was the youngest and the worse rider - but i'm now the only one that kept horses :)
 
jsr said:
You'll have no money, no time, and maybe suffer injuries BUT it will be a life full of thrills, love and the amazing feelings that horses can invoke, either in the saddle or out! I've missed out on many things I'm sure in my lifetime of horses but I wouldn't change a thing! :D
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^^this^^
I've sacrificed alot for my horses but i would never go back and change it! they are what make me me! :)
 
i think in seriousness i would have told my very young self to enjoy every moment of it- the best memories i have involve my pony when i was a pretty clueless but horse mad kid. im sure i didnt do everything by the book and i look back at some things and cringe but i also loved my ponies so much- my life revolved around them and its something that i look back on now and smile at when i think of the crazy little adventures we used to have!
 
'enjoy it!' until very recently i was putting myself under a lot of pressure 'to do well' especially when competiting and it was taking away the fun for me. I now go to competitions which i want to go to and will enjoy not where i should be going or where qualifiers are. Its resulted in more sucess and more importantly more smiles!
 
that this isn't going to be easy.... its a very rewarding but emotionally charged hobby and expect to shed a lot of tears as it will bring both your happiest and saddest moments
 
I would have told myself to stay focused on the horses and not to waste my teens getting drunk and chasing boys! All those years saying 'its so unfair I could never afford a horse' but Ihad my priorities all wrong!
 
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