Oscarbear91
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Hi everyone
I feel like I've posted loads on this site since I joined, but I have a lot of questions and love hearing people's opinions/advice! Gives me the reassurance I need.
Basically, I'm due to start a part loan (2 days a week for £120 a month) on a lovely horse as of this weekend. The horse is nice and steady and a confidence giver - I have also been out on a group hack with her and had a little canter. She was a star - calm in traffic, listened to me, didn't speed up when the other riders were cantering off abit faster, didn't try to rush home etc. Basically I felt safe on her.
So my query is this.. I'm due to start loaning her as of this weekend. I am still going to continue my private lessons once a fortnight (possibly even once a week if I can afford it) but on the other 2 days that I'm loaning her... I'm rather nervous about riding on my own. I have never ridden without an instructor before or hacked out on my own before. So the thought of just turning up to the yard, tacking up and heading to the school on my own makes me a tad nervous. I'm sure after the first couple of times this will go away? The YO says that in between lessons she wants to see me practicing what we've been doing in the lessons so I guess I will be doing that? I can walk and trot confidently, my canter is a little rusty - I have a nice deep seat it's just the transitions I am working on.
I'm definitely not going to hack out on my own straight away - will try and do it in groups or at least have my boyfriend walking with me until I feel comfortable.
Does anyone have any tips/advice on what I should/could be doing on these days where I'm not having lessons but have the horse on loan??
Sorry for the essay and thank you for reading
Jess x
I feel like I've posted loads on this site since I joined, but I have a lot of questions and love hearing people's opinions/advice! Gives me the reassurance I need.
Basically, I'm due to start a part loan (2 days a week for £120 a month) on a lovely horse as of this weekend. The horse is nice and steady and a confidence giver - I have also been out on a group hack with her and had a little canter. She was a star - calm in traffic, listened to me, didn't speed up when the other riders were cantering off abit faster, didn't try to rush home etc. Basically I felt safe on her.
So my query is this.. I'm due to start loaning her as of this weekend. I am still going to continue my private lessons once a fortnight (possibly even once a week if I can afford it) but on the other 2 days that I'm loaning her... I'm rather nervous about riding on my own. I have never ridden without an instructor before or hacked out on my own before. So the thought of just turning up to the yard, tacking up and heading to the school on my own makes me a tad nervous. I'm sure after the first couple of times this will go away? The YO says that in between lessons she wants to see me practicing what we've been doing in the lessons so I guess I will be doing that? I can walk and trot confidently, my canter is a little rusty - I have a nice deep seat it's just the transitions I am working on.
I'm definitely not going to hack out on my own straight away - will try and do it in groups or at least have my boyfriend walking with me until I feel comfortable.
Does anyone have any tips/advice on what I should/could be doing on these days where I'm not having lessons but have the horse on loan??
Sorry for the essay and thank you for reading
Jess x