I am a senior in college doing my senior project on equestrian helmets and concussions. As part of the assignment, I am required to do my own research. As such, I have created a survey to understand the scope of helmet usage for equestrians and concussion rates. This survey is completely anonymous, and serves to help me better understand the habits of equestrians when it comes to helmets and concussions. Please note that this is not a discussion on whether or not you wear a helmet, but simply information gathering.
I really appreciate anyone willing to take the time to help me with this project! Here's the link: survey
I suppose the last horse book I read was BLACK BEAUTY long, long ago. A friend of mine - a real horse person - gave me a copy of her sister's new book LADY LONG RIDER, and I started it out of courtesy, frankly. It's both a horse book and a way-more-than-that book. I whole heartedly recommend it. Here's my rapturous blog post on it: http://seniorjunior.blogspot.com/2018/10/i-love-it-when-book-grabs-me.html
hey!! last time i posted to this sub as to ask for tips for being less scared of riding after a bad fall, and you guys helped a lot, so here goes :•)
so i feel like i've improved decently since my fall (i mostly do flat/dressage now) and i've learned to be relaxed on the horse again. i usually ride between 4-5 times a week, sometimes two-ish hours a day (one without an instructor to just relax and work on small stuff). the thing is, i've been riding since i was about 10. i'm 17 now and i feel like i learn really slowly. there's other people that started 3 years ago and are almost at my level, so i wanna ask for advice.
i need advice on not getting discouraged. riding's the only hobby i've kept throughout the years but it's just frustrating progressing at such a slow pace :•( i also feel like i don't have that 'natural talent' some people have for horseback riding and man that kinda hurts because i genuinely love doing it. thanks in advance for any advice :•)
