Nayumi1
Well-Known Member
I guess I'm putting it out there to see if anyone else has had similar experiences and suggestions on what you would do.
I've been riding as a 31 year old for just over a year now. I started off at a riding school doing lessons twice a week. I then started helping out a lady with two horses, learning about stable care etc. I started hacking out on her horses with her. Between the costs (I was also paying for my partners daughter lessons as well) of the riding lessons and the fact I was being told conflicting information on how to ride I decided to stop with the riding lessons. At the same time I also started riding with another lady whose methods to teach me were yelling, criticizing and I've since found out teaching me incorrect things that were making me tense. I suppose this is the short version of what I have been through but now I am riding with the one lady who is teaching me how to ride her horses, how to be relaxed and soft.
The other problem is these horses are not for jumping so I looked for another riding school that offers private jumping lessons. Yesterday I had my first ever lesson for jumping. I've posted a video so that you can see. I have so much to work on! Lean too far back in canter, feet point out, still tense etc.
To cut this long story short again I was told different things to ride. As a beginner it can be quite confusing on what is "correct" because there seems to be varying ideas on that. I am a perfectionist as well so I want to get it right, I want to have soft hands on the horse.
My partner thinks I should look at getting my own horse to ride daily and to grow with.
The video - Please don't be too harsh!
[video=youtube_share;QZGnU8lF4VQ]https://youtu.be/QZGnU8lF4VQ[/video]
I've been riding as a 31 year old for just over a year now. I started off at a riding school doing lessons twice a week. I then started helping out a lady with two horses, learning about stable care etc. I started hacking out on her horses with her. Between the costs (I was also paying for my partners daughter lessons as well) of the riding lessons and the fact I was being told conflicting information on how to ride I decided to stop with the riding lessons. At the same time I also started riding with another lady whose methods to teach me were yelling, criticizing and I've since found out teaching me incorrect things that were making me tense. I suppose this is the short version of what I have been through but now I am riding with the one lady who is teaching me how to ride her horses, how to be relaxed and soft.
The other problem is these horses are not for jumping so I looked for another riding school that offers private jumping lessons. Yesterday I had my first ever lesson for jumping. I've posted a video so that you can see. I have so much to work on! Lean too far back in canter, feet point out, still tense etc.
To cut this long story short again I was told different things to ride. As a beginner it can be quite confusing on what is "correct" because there seems to be varying ideas on that. I am a perfectionist as well so I want to get it right, I want to have soft hands on the horse.
My partner thinks I should look at getting my own horse to ride daily and to grow with.
The video - Please don't be too harsh!
[video=youtube_share;QZGnU8lF4VQ]https://youtu.be/QZGnU8lF4VQ[/video]