ElleSkywalker
As excited as Kitty about to be a bridesmaid
****PLEASE DO NOT POST NEGATIVE TRAFFIC STORIES****
Hi all, as above please no comments on how you would never hack in traffic etc, horror stories etc I completely understand and sympathise but this thread is not a hacking on roads vs not thread it is a how to overcome RIDERS fear of traffic.
I have a new pony who is fantastic in traffic, when I viewed her, her old owner was rode her down the road and had a huge tractor (much bigger than the average) and trailer go past her (from behind) and she did not bat and eyelid. When I rode her home after buying her as we were waiting to turn into my village a skip lorry with covers flapping wizzed past us in the pouring rain, again not one eyelid batted. She's been ridden down some awful roads and back from the pub at 2am in the snow so all in all she is not bothered by traffic in the least.
I however am a bit. Where we live is very narrow single track lanes with passing places. The pony is used to these lanes. The ground is about 3 foot plus above the road surface so when cars do pass it's very close. I am fine with this. Where I get a bit worried is actually where the road widens out a bit, I'd say it's about a car and a half width road so cars passing have to slow down to get past but going past ponies it feels very close as they don't always slow down enough and aren't over the opposite side of the road a cars width away of you get what I mean.
I tend to tense up and worry when cars or vans etc are heading towards me due to past experiences and obviously this will eventually translate down to pony. At present I plan to only hack with a companion on foot as I'm coming back form a serious leg injury so I have a barrier between me and the cars. Sadly I don't have anyone to hack with on horseback with me at present.
So anyone have any tips to stop me worrying and possibly making my pony worried? Breathing techniques, distractions etc?
Again, please no horror stories, positives only ðŸ˜
Hi all, as above please no comments on how you would never hack in traffic etc, horror stories etc I completely understand and sympathise but this thread is not a hacking on roads vs not thread it is a how to overcome RIDERS fear of traffic.
I have a new pony who is fantastic in traffic, when I viewed her, her old owner was rode her down the road and had a huge tractor (much bigger than the average) and trailer go past her (from behind) and she did not bat and eyelid. When I rode her home after buying her as we were waiting to turn into my village a skip lorry with covers flapping wizzed past us in the pouring rain, again not one eyelid batted. She's been ridden down some awful roads and back from the pub at 2am in the snow so all in all she is not bothered by traffic in the least.
I however am a bit. Where we live is very narrow single track lanes with passing places. The pony is used to these lanes. The ground is about 3 foot plus above the road surface so when cars do pass it's very close. I am fine with this. Where I get a bit worried is actually where the road widens out a bit, I'd say it's about a car and a half width road so cars passing have to slow down to get past but going past ponies it feels very close as they don't always slow down enough and aren't over the opposite side of the road a cars width away of you get what I mean.
I tend to tense up and worry when cars or vans etc are heading towards me due to past experiences and obviously this will eventually translate down to pony. At present I plan to only hack with a companion on foot as I'm coming back form a serious leg injury so I have a barrier between me and the cars. Sadly I don't have anyone to hack with on horseback with me at present.
So anyone have any tips to stop me worrying and possibly making my pony worried? Breathing techniques, distractions etc?
Again, please no horror stories, positives only ðŸ˜