My dad and I have been talking about some friends of his and how their horses saved their lives. One had a quadruple bypass heart surgery and his wife left him while he was in the hospital. He had to get up and feed them twice a day so he recovered faster and stronger because his horses needed him.
What ways have horses saved you or your friends or family?
so about three months ago i was doing 4 low-ish jumps about a canter stride away from eachother. everything was going fine until my horse stopped at the second (i think?) jump and i fell, hitting my neck. i wasn't really phased since falling's normal, so i got back on, which is when shit really hit the fan. my horse stoped at the same place (i realize it's most likely my fault oof) and i fell, breaking my arm. it was a pretty serious break which involved surgery, but i've been back to visit my horse a couple times now since i know it's in no way him trying to be a bad horse and i'm not really scared of the horse himself.
fast forward to now: my doctor just gave me the go-ahead to ride again. i thought i'd be excited, but in terrified. like absolutely terrified. my stomach feels like it's in my throat and my heart hasn't stopped pounding now for the past fifteen min. every time i see someone jumping, wether it be in real life or in a video, i get nervous. i know that i have to start out slow but is there any other tips you guys have?
there's also the problem of my instructor. she's pretty decent on the ground but often makes me panic on the horse and degrades my riding skills (not in a constructive way, more in a 'you don't know what the fuck you're doing you suck at this' way). i can't change instructors since she's the only one there is on week days.
basically i'm really, really scared and i desperately need help with this because i don't want to stop riding because of this since i really love it aaa.
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Hi everyone!
I wanted to update on my last post about my first fall and feeling like I had lost all confidence
I had my private lesson today and they had me on the horse that i fell off of last week. She wasn't as forward as she has been in the group lessons, but my instructor gave me some really good tips and instructions on how to get her to listen to me and slow down a bit in a group setting. I'm feeling more confident in case I am riding her in my next group lesson.
I had a great ride today. We didn't do any no stirrup work (thankfully!) We worked on sitting trot, as well as canter transitions. I had a blast and was smiling almost the entire time. It was such a relief to have such a great ride today.
Thank you to everyone who commented with such kind words when I was feeling so low :)
