Hello
Stumbled across the tack room and have been reading old posts all afternoon!
So my 8 year old has been having lessons for just under a year. He's loving it and doing really well. He badgered us for years before we gave in and let him have lessons. I was worried it would be all too expensive (which it is!) and that the other people would be a bit judgey of non-horsey people like us (they have been lovely).
Anyway watching my DS ride has woken up the 'want to have a go' in me that has always been there but never acted on. So far I have bought second hand boots and jodhpurs on eBay and I've decided this summer I'm going to have a go. Just need to borrow a hat from the riding school.
What advice would you give a 45 year old, not that fit but can run the odd 5-10k, whose 5'6" and a good size 12, 10st 10lber when learning to ride? My ambitions are modest - ultimately I'd like to be able to join a group hack for example.
Anybody done the same? Am I kidding myself at my age?
Thanks.