luckyoldme
Well-Known Member
I think i am out of my depth here on the horse and hound forum.
im in my forties and had a few lessons a couple of years back with a local instructor... he was really quite brilliant (He was straight to the point) I think in non formal terms i was ok and i enjoyed that. My previous experience was been thrown on hunters from the age of 11 and exercising them.. riding out two or three times a day... in between the ages of 17 and 40 i didnt really have much to do with horses.
three years ago i bought my horse and learned the difference between falling off a horse aged 17 and falling off a horse aged 43. Everything had changed. No jute rugs with rollers ... amazing turnout rugs and brilliant riding gear.
When i was younger i could never have dreamed of owning a pair of hunter wellies. Now ive got the horse some nice gear... the works.
I basicly throw myself on the horse and have a bit of a donder around.. a bit of a walk /trot canter and all in all life is pretty good.
What im saying is i read about instructors and livery yards and schooling and shows etc but is there anyone else on here just bimbling along like me with no formal training just basicly plonked on a horse and getting on with it?
Ps the said horse is very healthy and in good condition!
im in my forties and had a few lessons a couple of years back with a local instructor... he was really quite brilliant (He was straight to the point) I think in non formal terms i was ok and i enjoyed that. My previous experience was been thrown on hunters from the age of 11 and exercising them.. riding out two or three times a day... in between the ages of 17 and 40 i didnt really have much to do with horses.
three years ago i bought my horse and learned the difference between falling off a horse aged 17 and falling off a horse aged 43. Everything had changed. No jute rugs with rollers ... amazing turnout rugs and brilliant riding gear.
When i was younger i could never have dreamed of owning a pair of hunter wellies. Now ive got the horse some nice gear... the works.
I basicly throw myself on the horse and have a bit of a donder around.. a bit of a walk /trot canter and all in all life is pretty good.
What im saying is i read about instructors and livery yards and schooling and shows etc but is there anyone else on here just bimbling along like me with no formal training just basicly plonked on a horse and getting on with it?
Ps the said horse is very healthy and in good condition!