Oh my god - I'm rusty!
Having owned my own horse for 10 years and only really taken a slight break of 12 months I had arrogantly assumed I'd nail it!
It hadn't occurred to me that having only really ever ridden my horse and not schooled to any degree for a few years (since having my dd I mostly hacked) that I'd be totally shit!
Was on a lovely wee highland pony who was a wee bit slow for me so cue lots of over riding - my wee legs were working hard! I also reverted to my old habit of swinging my inside leg too far forward in the canter - that was once I could get him to canter.
There were points where I was all over the place!!
I loved it though although left with an appreciation of how tolerant my old horse must have been. Can't wait for the next lesson.
Oh and going to see a horse tomorrow for possible share - the one I'm riding now is old and only up for light hacking and I'd like to be able to ride properly again!
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jinglebells123 · 11/11/2017 15:10
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