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Kimmi9080

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I did ride when i was young and i'm going to start lessons again to build up my confidence and learn the horsey thing all over again.

Do you think i will ever be able to compete in show jumping or would it take to long to learn all over again
 
Hell no, never too old! Go for it
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You don't say how old you actually are Kimmi but I seriously doubt that you are too old for what you want to do. Go for it!!
 
Don't be so daft!!! I saw your other post and know how old you are!!!

You're just up the road from me... Its funny how many local people use this forum!!
 
I have a friend who's nearly 50. She started riding 3 years ago when her teenage daughter gave up just because she couldn't bear to part with the horse so had to do something to justify keeping him. She stared from scratch and is now jumping 2'9" courses perfectly happily, albeit on a talented horse who was jumping 3'6" with her daughter but they're both very happy! If she can do it from scratch there's no reason why you, with a bit of experience already, can't get back into it. Start slowly and build up your confidence and I bet you'll be flying over things within a year!

Edited to add, I've just seen your other post and how old you are - you're a baby! I thought from this post that you were at least 25 years older than you are!
 
I should think that as you get going again with your lessons (I read your other post) you'l be fine, and it'll all come back to you like riding a bike lol

ps, I live in your village too!
 
Totally agree with everyone else. I learnt to ride in my teens, and didn't have many lessons. Barely ridden at all since I was 18 apart from a few hacks out in my early 20s with a friend, that was it. SO all in all I was never more than a not very good happy hacker, and I only ever jumped about 5 jumps in my life up till last week

My daughter has always been mad about horses (there's a RS at the bottom of the road), so naturally she's been riding since she was 4 and is far better than I ever was.
Anyhow with much badgering from another mum of a 10 year old who has herself been riding for a year now (and herself jumping 2ft or so now), I plucked up the courage to get riding again. Although I've only ridden 4 times so far, last week we popped over half a dozen mini jumps, admittedly with one to follow as a lead (which frankly if you told me that I would a month ago I'd have said you were barking as I never did jumping anyway), and this morning I went with my daughter and her friend & friends mum on an hour and a half hack. (very importantly daughter was NOT embarrased). It is coming back to me quite quickly now, today I coped with lots of trotting and cantering and I wasn't like jelly when I got off and I know my legs won't ache as much tomorrow as they did last week.

I think, like a bicycle it's the balance thing that you'll quickly get back, then it's more a case of getting fit enough using all those muscles you don't normally use, which is why 4 weeks on despite riding for a whole hour and a half today it was a lot easier than the previous weeks slower pace hour's ride. I found it a lot harder in the school as there were a lot more things to have to concentrate on in a smaller place, whereas on a hack I have a longer straight stretch to get things right (if that makes sense). My plan is get fit for riding first by lots of hacking, and once I am happy with my progress to being comfortable in all 3 paces, and confident in my ability to change pace competently all the time rather than just sometimes (I'm still finding canter to trot too bouncy), I will then follow that with lessons to improve my technique.

Have fun I'm sure you'll be fine and I see no reason why you couldn't be doing some sj next summer.
 
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