What this episode is all about:- Myth No. 1:- Riders are either natural or they’re not Myth No. 2:- ‘Feel’ takes years to learn Myth No. 3:- I need to have… Myth No. 4:- I’ll ruin my horse if… Myths and legends… Most things have few surrounding them. Horse riding is no different and I often find that simple mindset…
Seems like a simple enough questions, doesn’t it? And when you read the above question, ‘what is holding me back in my riding?’, you probably instantly answered it in your head. What was your answer? Now, most of the time I am all for taking the first answer that jumps into your head, the intuitive answer. Except today, I want you…
Have you ever noticed the feelings that come up when you return to a place which you have not visited since childhood. There is almost always that feeling of familiarity, blended with the realisation that things have changed. Somethings are gone, somethings are new, and yet the essence of your original memory remains. Returning to riding is a little like this. It…
Horse riding is a skill that is always a work in progress. A rider can never truly claim to have finished or completed their training… That being said, one of the more frequent questions I get asked by new riders is “how long will it take until I can ride?”. Which inevitably leads to thoughts of “How long is a piece…
How many times a week do you ride on average? I know only too well how ‘life’ can just get in the way. How other things just seem to crop up and demand your attention. In fact, I have seen how even with a scheduled riding lesson, most adults find it difficult to keep that appointment in their calendar. This…