That is what I am kind of doing, I ride a 5/6 y/o mare who acts like she is 15! She is the most sweet and easy horse I have ever seen even younger then 10! I...
Hi,<br>You sound just like the two adult students I have. They are very afraid of horses. Why do they take lessons? Their daughters both have horses and if ...
Hi KMS, I agree with what the other two ladies said....take it slow and it will come. I think fear is something every rider has had to deal with at some point ...
Janice,<br><br>I am the one who owns Vicky and has been tryign to help Kalie. I also am not sure how to help her. When she gets scared I will not let her get...
I agree, maybe we (kalie and I) need to slow down. I have the 101 aena exercise book but had trouble understanding it. I also bought Kalie the book "overcoming...
Is there another 'dead broke' horse Kalie can ride? Does she react the same way to riding all horses? Perhaps a few lunge line lessons would benefit her by ...
I was going to suggest sessions on a lunge line too. That way, she can develope a more secure seat w/out worrying about the horse being out of control. ...
Kalie has the same fear, from what I have seen, on any horse. I have put her in the small lounging arena to teach her balance but she will not do that. She...
Luckily Vicky is pretty cool about Kalie gettign upset. I have tought Kalie to watch Vickys head, when it is lowered she knows vicky is relaxed. Wen it is way ...
Hi Jennifer, yes, I feel you shouldn't push her at this stage. When I was giving lessons and had a fearful rider I would set up simple obstacle courses for the...
Jennifer,<br>Pick a nice day and go for a group ride with Kalie. Find lots of riders with calm horses. Tell them that the entire trail ride is at the walk. ...
By the way how is she on the ground around horses? Still scared?<br><br>No, on the ground she is fine. She has even come up and lounged and taken care of Vicky...
Jennifer,<br>Bareback is great for learning a balanced seat, but it is not for those who are scared. Suggest it to her first and let her decide when to try the...
Whew, I am at school and just chilling cause I am having a horrible week and I wanted to see if anyone replied. Well I guess you did heh. Thank you all for...
Okay, I am back, allowed to post now that I have a pass. Jeez i feel like everything is going wrong this week. You all are great though, gave me a bunch of...
I just wanted to let everyone know, the person who has Patrick the Arabian she needs to find a home for may have. Therd is someone in Arkansaw who rescues...
Kalie,<br><br>Well it is good you are getting a lot of good information. Please remeber to ask me anything and don't worry i will never disown you!!!!! The ...
Hey Kalie!<br>Welp, from your last message it sounds like you're putting INCREDIBLE amounts of pressure on yourself to canter and progress in your riding.....
'You certainly have to have a lot of muscles to hold on' IMHO this is incorrect - if you are holding on with leg muscles you are tense and your weight is ...
Julienne is right Kalie - you are going way too fast on your learning a new gait. I have sudents that started last summer and they are nowhere near ready for ...
Jeanne is right about the bareback riding. You do NOT use your leg muscles to hold on, you relax. Of course this is assuming that you ride western. English ...
Hi Kali, I'm Jeanne. I'm 45 and been riding all my life, done the riding instructor thing and am now in training for the breed circuit with a 'big name' ...
Oh wow, I hadn't realized that Kali's only been riding for 6 months! I agree with Janice and Julienne - do the basics. A LOT of walking and getting ...
Hey Julienne, do you know Caroline Thune, the Davis riding team coach? She's an old friend of mine.<br><br>Also, I just remembered that I'd promised to tell...
Okay, I thought I was up to cantering, i want to learn how and be cool with it but when you guys say slow down... I am like what? I didn't think I should slow...
well, we ride English and Vicky has the silkiest fur. I even have to have a special pad and breast collar to keep the pad from slipping! so, i am a bit ...
Kalie cannot mount from the ground. She has to use a mounting block. <br><br>Can you recommend exerciese for her to build her leg and arm muscles?<br><br>She...
Kalie,<br>I have been riding for over 12 years and the first time I cantered was on a trail ride going up a steep hill. I felt I had more control over my...
Hi Kali, it's easy to fall into the trap of expecting too much from yourself. There's so much to learn at the slower gaits before you are ready to canter, ...
