Getting on a horse again after, erm, about twenty years!?
I used to ride once a week from age 9-18. At a riding school, with a mix bag of horses. It wasn't a pony club kind of place, but I learned a lot. I used to jump in the school and cross country, go for 1-4 hr hacks through the forest, ride on roads, and did quite a bit of school-based dressage in the winter - shoulder-in, leg yielding, changing legs in canter etc etc. I am quite small, so there were some horses I just didn't work well with, but give me a perky, responsive pony and it was good .
Now I wasn't the best rider, but I was pretty competent back then. How long would it take me to be able to hack comfortably for an hour now? I know my muscles must have gone to pot, but I hope I still have the leg aids, good seat and light hands I had before.
What do you think/recommend I do?
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So, would this be foolish??
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HaynetHistory · 01/07/2013 13:24
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