I love horses, I eat, sleep, breathe them. But lately I just feel like I'm getting nothing out of it.
I rode my horse this afternoon at a walk. I was sorta excited to ride but I was nervous as well. The last time I did, someone was lunging and my horse freaked out and bucked so I fell off (I was bareback) and the other person hurt their leg.
I just got my horse probably a few months ago, I don't know him super well.
I just feel no enjoyment in riding anymore. The ride today was a tad tedious, I just want to trot and canter but I can't because he's really spooky and a fidget head and mostly because I was nervous as well. Someone took some photos and I look so stiff.
I love my horse, but I don't know if he's the one for me. He is very, very unique. He needs to be ground tied from a previous racing incident, he doesn't really like being washed and doing anything with him is hard since I can't tie him up and he moves around a lot, he tries to lay down when I pick out his feet, he tries to kick when I pick out his feet but if I go behind him he's fine. Although he'll lift his leg up the minute I lean down to pick it out.
I don't think he would ever intend to hurt anyone but today as I was putting him back in his paddock he spooked and I just woo'ed him and then as we were walking through the gate he tried running off, I held on because I didn't want him tripping over the halter. I got the worst rope burn on my hands.
Riding doesn't give me joy anymore, I love having my own horse, but I just don't know if he's the horse for me. It's making me tear up writing this because I do love him, but my goal to get better at riding is going to be lot harder. I would say I am around intermediate level, so I know a bit. I just wish I could be like all my friends and be able to go for a nice ride and for him to be well-behaved, but I don't know. I don't trust him I guess.
I've ridden worse horses than him, I've ridden horses that have bucked, bolted, kicked, and have taught them not to do those things but for some reason, I don't feel as confident with my horse. We don't have a round yard, or an arena either. The person that is around when I ride is my carer, she kept saying be weary, be careful etc so it made me feel more on edge while at the place I used to go the coach would throw me on a green horse and say 'you'll be right mate'. I'm thinking of getting one of the coaches down at the barn to give me a lesson, and maybe ride my horse for a bit as well.
I'm losing passion, I just want an enjoyable ride but I'm not getting that. Has anyone else been through that as well? What advice would you give me?
I can't lunge him either because he doesn't like being tied up or anything, that's why I fell off last time because he didn't like being lunged.
Please someone help!! I know deep down that I don't want to give up riding. How do I talk to my carer about it all, I feel bad since she went out and got all the stuff for him and it cost a lot of money.
Any similiar experiences?
I'm not one to give up, but for some reason this is testing me.
I rode my horse this afternoon at a walk. I was sorta excited to ride but I was nervous as well. The last time I did, someone was lunging and my horse freaked out and bucked so I fell off (I was bareback) and the other person hurt their leg.
I just got my horse probably a few months ago, I don't know him super well.
I just feel no enjoyment in riding anymore. The ride today was a tad tedious, I just want to trot and canter but I can't because he's really spooky and a fidget head and mostly because I was nervous as well. Someone took some photos and I look so stiff.
I love my horse, but I don't know if he's the one for me. He is very, very unique. He needs to be ground tied from a previous racing incident, he doesn't really like being washed and doing anything with him is hard since I can't tie him up and he moves around a lot, he tries to lay down when I pick out his feet, he tries to kick when I pick out his feet but if I go behind him he's fine. Although he'll lift his leg up the minute I lean down to pick it out.
I don't think he would ever intend to hurt anyone but today as I was putting him back in his paddock he spooked and I just woo'ed him and then as we were walking through the gate he tried running off, I held on because I didn't want him tripping over the halter. I got the worst rope burn on my hands.
Riding doesn't give me joy anymore, I love having my own horse, but I just don't know if he's the horse for me. It's making me tear up writing this because I do love him, but my goal to get better at riding is going to be lot harder. I would say I am around intermediate level, so I know a bit. I just wish I could be like all my friends and be able to go for a nice ride and for him to be well-behaved, but I don't know. I don't trust him I guess.
I've ridden worse horses than him, I've ridden horses that have bucked, bolted, kicked, and have taught them not to do those things but for some reason, I don't feel as confident with my horse. We don't have a round yard, or an arena either. The person that is around when I ride is my carer, she kept saying be weary, be careful etc so it made me feel more on edge while at the place I used to go the coach would throw me on a green horse and say 'you'll be right mate'. I'm thinking of getting one of the coaches down at the barn to give me a lesson, and maybe ride my horse for a bit as well.
I'm losing passion, I just want an enjoyable ride but I'm not getting that. Has anyone else been through that as well? What advice would you give me?
I can't lunge him either because he doesn't like being tied up or anything, that's why I fell off last time because he didn't like being lunged.
Please someone help!! I know deep down that I don't want to give up riding. How do I talk to my carer about it all, I feel bad since she went out and got all the stuff for him and it cost a lot of money.
Any similiar experiences?
I'm not one to give up, but for some reason this is testing me.