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[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Good afternoon Everyone

 

[nagblagger]

Hi and welcome

 

[Barton Bounty]

Hi and welcome ?

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Hi and welcome

 

[Rumtytum]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Hello and welcome!

Thank you

 

[Baywonder]

Hello and welcome!

Love the username BTW ?

 

[ycbm]

Hi ?

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Hello and welcome!

Love the username BTW ?

Thank you

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Hi ?

Thank you

 

[Bearsmum]

Welcome , I suspect there are a few of us who are less than in the first flush of youth - myself included

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Welcome , I suspect there are a few of us who are less than in the first flush of youth - myself included

To be honest I should have used “Way-Past-it” but “Knocking-on-a-bit” somehow made me feel younger ?

 

[Rumtytum]

To be honest I should have used “Way-Past-it” but “Knocking-on-a-bit” somehow made me feel younger ?

Well I’m 67 which will probably make you feel a lot younger ?

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Well I’m 67 which will probably make you feel a lot younger ?

Well, see how wrong you can be, I’m 72!! ?

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

Could I ask for a little guidance please?
I came on here to ask advice about HGV Driver’s Hours but I’m finding it difficult to work out how to post the question in the right place and oddly I have put a recipient’s name on it when I have no idea who? ?‍

 

[Rumtytum]

Are you still riding/owning equines? I started 5 years ago, have ‘my’ riding school horse and love to think there’s no reason I should be giving up soon ?

 

[Knocking-on-a-bit]

I don’t ride, but share the hobby with a Dressage Rider as long as I put them out, get them in , poo pick, provide horse transport and basically carry out all orders to the letter then there’s no arguments ?

 

[Skib]

I started 5 years ago, have ‘my’ riding school horse and love to think there’s no reason I should be giving up soon

No need to stop. Unless your health fails, which I hope it wont. Like you I started at a RS when I was 61 (after 9/11 terrorism) , like you I had my beloved RS horse, and then a long term share. I have ridden for 22 years now and am on my third regular horse.
It is very odd because I never envisaged riding over the age of 70. I had a set budget to ride for 10 years.

 

[Rumtytum]

No need to stop. Unless your health fails, which I hope it wont. Like you I started at a RS when I was 61 (after 9/11 terrorism) , like you I had my beloved RS horse, and then a long term share. I have ridden for 22 years now and am on my third regular horse.
It is very odd because I never envisaged riding over the age of 70. I had a set budget to ride for 10 years.

I really enjoy reading your posts Skib and hope very much to follow in your footsteps (or should that be hoofprints ?)

 

[Skib]

I should perhaps point out that as soon as I started hacking, I wore a body protector as well as a heavy duty hat. I also bought Sprenger stirrups because our RI who worked for RDA told me they were kinder to ones joints.

I also gradually learned how to correct things. I was and still am crooked due to my back deteriorating and I had many lunge lessons from a specialist RI, to improve my balance. I learned from this that, if I am sitting canter round a left bend, I need to keep my right shoulder a distance from my left knee.

I none the less fell off while hacking. I wanted to hack. That was all I wanted. But I guess that unless one really wants to hack, older people should opt for the school.