Cloball
Well-Known Member
Ok bear with me I am processing.
I have recently moved to a new area and am trying to find a horse to ride/share whilst I save for my own (life long dream coming true). Went to try a horse and went out for a hack and found the whole thing weirdly terrifying. Nothing terrible happened. The horse was bigger than expected and a bit on his toes at times but did nothing wrong. We met cars and trailers and some kayaks (on a car roof) and everyone was very respectful. But the riding on lanes with very high hedges (think tunnel), not being able to see further than the next corner and feeling quite claustrophobic and trapped is a whole new experience for me, I am a dry stone wall wide open field sort of gal. It's sort of shaken my confidence.
Am I alone in this? How do I deal with it apart from waiting until winter? I usually love hacking.
In all honesty my confidence has been rattled a wee bit lately so it might not be entirely the lane experience and it was a new horse in a new place. Maybe I am just getting old and windy
I have recently moved to a new area and am trying to find a horse to ride/share whilst I save for my own (life long dream coming true). Went to try a horse and went out for a hack and found the whole thing weirdly terrifying. Nothing terrible happened. The horse was bigger than expected and a bit on his toes at times but did nothing wrong. We met cars and trailers and some kayaks (on a car roof) and everyone was very respectful. But the riding on lanes with very high hedges (think tunnel), not being able to see further than the next corner and feeling quite claustrophobic and trapped is a whole new experience for me, I am a dry stone wall wide open field sort of gal. It's sort of shaken my confidence.
Am I alone in this? How do I deal with it apart from waiting until winter? I usually love hacking.
In all honesty my confidence has been rattled a wee bit lately so it might not be entirely the lane experience and it was a new horse in a new place. Maybe I am just getting old and windy