RuthM
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone, I thought I'd say hello before wading right in, or paddling!
Errr... so... well, I don't ride anymore, haven't done for about 5/6 years, don't own a horse and apart from my old employers don't really have anything to do with the horse world these days. I do have a 4yr old daughter now mad keen to ride, she's just begun and with scarce funds I'm kind of back where I was as a child, beginning, wanting and knowing that there are chances given honest service to get rides.
I think I was possibly one of the last 'city kids' that were self taught in exchange for work and then taken on by a big yards under the YTS scheme - yep I'm old!
I worked mostly for the same employer for just over 20 years, full time for 7 and then I went back to school so part time for another decade or so. I was lucky enough to work in an excellent yard, ride beautiful horses, learn to my hearts content and watch the next generation grow up and compete very successfully. They remain good friends and eventually my daughter (if she stays interested) will probably ride from there too.
I stopped riding myself mainly because I'd had to fight so many odds to do it in the first place that it had alays been more of a drive than a hobby. Through all the years I rode theere was always a job to be done, work, while riding and actually that's all I've known. I've adored riding but never really done it just for fun. Once I hadn't the time to be hopping on 5 horses each day, or even half a dozen at the weekend, I didn't really fancy any other kind of riding.
Buddy nora! I've rattled on! whoops... So, errr - hello?
Errr... so... well, I don't ride anymore, haven't done for about 5/6 years, don't own a horse and apart from my old employers don't really have anything to do with the horse world these days. I do have a 4yr old daughter now mad keen to ride, she's just begun and with scarce funds I'm kind of back where I was as a child, beginning, wanting and knowing that there are chances given honest service to get rides.
I think I was possibly one of the last 'city kids' that were self taught in exchange for work and then taken on by a big yards under the YTS scheme - yep I'm old!
I worked mostly for the same employer for just over 20 years, full time for 7 and then I went back to school so part time for another decade or so. I was lucky enough to work in an excellent yard, ride beautiful horses, learn to my hearts content and watch the next generation grow up and compete very successfully. They remain good friends and eventually my daughter (if she stays interested) will probably ride from there too.
I stopped riding myself mainly because I'd had to fight so many odds to do it in the first place that it had alays been more of a drive than a hobby. Through all the years I rode theere was always a job to be done, work, while riding and actually that's all I've known. I've adored riding but never really done it just for fun. Once I hadn't the time to be hopping on 5 horses each day, or even half a dozen at the weekend, I didn't really fancy any other kind of riding.
Buddy nora! I've rattled on! whoops... So, errr - hello?
only joking, welcome and I am sure you will have as much fun on here as I do x 
