Should i keep riding during my GCSE's??

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heyy,,im doing all my GCSE's and i dont know wether to carry on riding to help me relax or stop and wait until they are over,,my mum says keep going it lets me have time out but i have so much course work and revision i'm really worried it will get in the wayy,,HELP!!!
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I think that your Mum is right.

You NEED 'you time', give yourself a break, even if it is just an hour or two, write it into your revision schedule.

Don't panic about your course work, get yourself organised, but don't run yourself into the ground, it won't do you any good.
 
Yes, keep riding, you need some R&R. How often do you ride?
I was a Saturday helper at my riding school, spent all day there, had a lesson, helped out and got to ride a livery in return, and I managed to get 11 GCSEs and 3 A Levels (in the days when you only did 3
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It will help you unwind and keep you fit, which will benefit you overall.
 
you could use your riding time as your reward say...you did a morning of revision or course work, thenhad afternoon to ride, time out etc, then back to rev evening, then wind down time.
there is no point working yourself into the ground!!!
keep enjoying riding. your mum is right!
 
it's important to have time out when you are doing exams. If you were worried about taking time out from revising, get a dictaphone and read some work on to it, then play it back while you muck out and groom etc.
Good luck with your exams
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Keep riding!

I did, I sat my GCSEs last summer, shamelessly didn't stop competing [don't really advise that, though I did sit and read revision notes in the car haha] either except the day literially before my first exam (the rest of the month of exams I was out every weekend), was riding for about 2 hours each night as I have 2 horses, and still passed with all A*-Bs and I'm NOT one of the majorly bright people.

It helps de-stress
 
Yes keep riding definitely. My daughter got very stressed during her GCSE's and was always studying. Her form tutor (who's daughter was in PC with mine) actually advised her to carry on riding and competing, in moderation. The only negative was she managed to have a fall at a show the day before her PE GCSE and ended up in A & E having hurt her back
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She did the exam sitting on cushions with a doctors note in case she became too uncomfortable, but it worked out okay and she got an A. She was the only person sitting in the A & E waiting room reading a revision guide
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I'm a science teacher in a secondary school - keep riding!!! As has been said - you need 'you time'. Homework/coursework is important, but you can't work all the time - it will drive you mad. You also can't revise properly if your brain is tired so give it a break and ride. It's a brilliant way to have to focus on something else! Enjoy riding this year, but best of luck with the exams!!!
 
I got my first horse two weeks before my Higher exams started - perfect timing lol! Got through two sets of highers and 4 years of University juggling coursework with riding, keep at it cos it'll keep you sane - trust all us older ones on here who've been there and done it! Good luck with all your exams
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Well I'm in Junior Cert. year (GCSE equivalent) at the moment, and I can only ride at the weekend as I have evening study from Monday to Thursday. I'm still able to compete and hunt at the weekends though, and I intend to continue competing at the weekend in the run-up to my exams next June
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It depends whether you want to keep riding or not. Yes GCSE time is important. My daughter is doing her's at the moment. she has 2 horses in work plus we have three being backed/schooled and 4 foals to look after. She wants to keep riding and working the horses but all her home work and studying gets done. She has taken some choices though - giving up singing lessons from next term and had already stopped piano. She has given up stagecoach etc. Her choice was to keep riding etc and stopped doing other things to make the time. She only rides 6 days a week usually and her mother does a lot of the helping with the horses but she usually gets up about 6.30am to help feed/sort out foals and ones in training before going to school at 7.30am. It is a great help having these ones at home. The two in work are at DIY livery and she does those in the evening immediately after school. She has my total support in how she is doing it but it does need strict discipline to ensure everything is up to date. If she does have extra work to do for exams then that takes priority and horses in work get an extra night off.

Her working with horses has done wonders for her self confidence and that in itself is worth it all
 
keep riding - you'll def find it helps your stress levels etc. Get a sharer if you don't want to ride as often as you do right now. I rode through my GCSEs and Alevels and got good grades, I now have my horse at uni with me and I'm off to see him today even though I have coursework due in on monday (albeit just a practice run!)
 
I used GCSE study leave to break Pippy in, and was riding through out the GCSE years, and an continuing through A levels although probably not as much.
 
I'm in my 3rd year of a degree, and commuting from London to Brighton 3x a week to keep my horse and go to uni! It is hard, it must be difficult having to juggle so many subjects but I'm sure you'll be fine. My degree is quite difficult and demanding so its great to have my horse to unwind and to get away from my desk! Its so nice to have the fresh air as well when you're stuck indoors studying all the time, in fact if you don't get out it can be quite depressing. So I would stick with your riding! In May when you actually have your exams you could always turn your horse out 24/7 to save yourself a bit of time - thats what I'm planning on doing anyway!
 
YES YES YES defo YES
it will keep you sane,and if anything like me give you an excuse to stop revising within reason.

If you try to stay in and revise 24/7 trust me you will go ga-ga.

Anyway if you do PE riding can be used for practical, and i found that riding knowledge helped me understand some of the concepts of PE and gave me some brilliant examples for the questions

Good luck with for the exams
 
I always found it very easy (and totally necessary) to keep ridng throughout my GCSEs, A-levels and degree. I'm glad I carried on as normal over the last six/seven years as now I'm working it's nigh-on impossible to fit much in around that. I think I would have gone crazy anyway if I'd stopped!
If you are sensible about making sure the riding doesn't take over all your work time, keep going
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