To give up or not to give up?

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I am having a bit of a dilemma at the moment as to whether I want to give up riding for a while. I have weekly lessons at a riding school but I realised this morning the only reason I keep going is to see the horses I like not to actually ride.

All the enjoyment seems to have gone for me from having the lessons. All I want to do is go on leisurely hacks rather than doing the same thing every week in the school.

It also is slightly a money thing what with buying a first house spending £22 which I keep thinking I could save up for a year or 2 add to other savings and buy a happy hacker and really just enjoy myself.

I'm not sure what I am best doing and this seems to have just turned into an outpuring of thoughts rather than a structured question
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Sounds like you need a break to me! Leave it for a few weeks and see how you feel! So long as you don't burn your bridges by saying anything offensive like "I'm giving up because the lessons are so boring" to the Instructor, you should be able to go back if you change your mind! x x
 
Does the riding school you go to not offer hacking?
I had a year of before I bought my horse and tbh it wasn't good. When I went to try horses I couldn't ride them to the best of my ability because I was so rusty having not ridden regually in so long. If you have a few spare hours a week, you could approach the riding school and ask if they would be prepared to let you work for your rides, doing the mucking out, tack cleaning etc. That way you get to spend more time with the horses you are bonded with and not have to pay for lessons.
 
You should do what you want to do
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If hacking makes you happier than doing lessons then do that but if money is becoming a problem then dont go every single week ?
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Does the riding school you go to not offer hacking?
I had a year of before I bought my horse and tbh it wasn't good. When I went to try horses I couldn't ride them to the best of my ability because I was so rusty having not ridden regually in so long. If you have a few spare hours a week, you could approach the riding school and ask if they would be prepared to let you work for your rides, doing the mucking out, tack cleaning etc. That way you get to spend more time with the horses you are bonded with and not have to pay for lessons.

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Unfortunately they don't which I think is a real shame. I think what I would ideally do is start lessons again a few months before I intended to start buying a horse to refresh myself.
 
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Sounds like you need a break to me! Leave it for a few weeks and see how you feel! So long as you don't burn your bridges by saying anything offensive like "I'm giving up because the lessons are so boring" to the Instructor, you should be able to go back if you change your mind! x x

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Maybe it would be a good idea to say I need a break for a month and could they keep my space in the lesson open. The trouble with quitting completely is that my riding school has spaces on certain lessons and once you give up that space if someone takes it then you struggle to get a lesson unless someone cancels.
 
Could you look for a happy hacker to share? I know there are some out there...

Might be better than taking a break and not being able to get back into it cause the riding school have filled your place!
 
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Could you look for a happy hacker to share? I know there are some out there...


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What she says. I hate schooling but love hacking so I sympathise.
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Is there another riding school you could go to? I had the same problem years back before I took the plunge and bought my own. The final straw was when I had a jumping lesson and we went over the same jump about 20 times - this was a BHS training yard as well - I was learning nothing. I found another place to go who offered hacking and a variety of lessons.It could be that you are just plain bored and need to do something completely different.
 
I was about to suggest a share, there are plenty of people who want help keeping their horses fit or excersising a semi retired oldie if they have bought a youngster to compete with. Try an advert in your local tack shop or contact your local rding club to see if they can help.
 
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