My first fall!

[bex1984]

I fell off my pony for the first time last night! And after loosing my confidence hugely over the past few months, and worrying constantly about "what ifs" I was absolutely fine! I got up laughing, hopped back on pony and carried on!

To be fair, it was more of an unstylish dismount in super-fast-trot than an actual fall!

Totally pointless post, but am actually feeling proud of myself! Yes, I am a weirdo. But to all those of you struggling with confidence I hope this gives you hope: it will get better!

 

[Dogbetty141]

well done to you suprisingly this will make you feel more confident as you know what to expect next time! Im glad that this pony is giving you oodles of confidence!

 

[HeatherAda]

it's a relief to get it out of the way i think... you realise that it's not all that bad and then you can relax

 

[Chumsmum]

I dreaded my first fall (learnt to ride as an adult) but you're sort of glad when it's out the way. I was more bothered that pony was ok (he trotted off to graze with some cows) and that no-one had seen me

You feel like you have joined some secret 'I fell off but got back on no problem' club

 

[_daisy_]

well done for getting over your fear!
I proudly fell off my youngster for the first time on 31/03/07 and celebrated it by having my finger wired back together! Yes im sad but I was so happy id fell off and got it over and done with. Cant wait to get back on riding her again - only another 3 weeks to go!