I find this amazing

[Maz:)]

Hi Every Rider in the world
I must tell u i am disabled and i find horse riding absolutely incredible
Horse riding is the one thing i know i love and its so amazing i have a long experience in horse riding i have been doing it for 10 years now and when i ride the horse and i connect and its so amazing
Trotting horses to their hearts content that is amazing and i love it

I LOVE HORSES

[Whatanejit]

Welcome to the board Maz.

There are a few other disabled riders on the board and others who help with the RDA.

So pleased you enjoy riding like the rest of us.

Any pics of you and the horses you ride?

We love pics on NR.

[Joyscarer]

Maz I'm so glad that somebody else finds the connection with a horse a truely fulfilling experience.

I'm not disabled myself but I too think that there is nothing else in this world that comes evn remotely close to the relashionship and sense of trust you need to have with an animal that holds your life on its' back :D

[Maz:)]

Exactly what i was thinking its so amazing because when i went to this riding centre and they asked me to ride by my self because my mum she stays by the side but i was happy and sad i didnt know what i was feeling but i really wanted to get out on my own and ride until my hearts content you know

[Dawn_connie]

Hi Maz!

Im not disabled, but my young son is.

he is not yet 2, but allready loves horses, and allready I can say that horses have helped him.

They have helped me too, in many ways.

Dawn

[Maz:)]

Exactly what i was thinking its so amazing because when i went to this riding centre and they asked me to ride by my self because my mum she stays by the side but i was happy and sad i didnt know what i was feeling but i really wanted to get out on my own and ride until my hearts content you know

And i will post pics

[Joyscarer]

And i will post pics

Good! We're all piccy fiends on here :D

Just try to blur your face first before uploading.

[Maz:)]

You mean friends ? x

The horse i ride regulary is called bruno he has a gentle trot

[Joyscarer]

No I mean fiend as in someone who is adicted to something :D

[Maz:)]

Cool I really need to know if im a mature rider and i think i a,

[horse_converted]

Hi there . i know how you feal i am visually inpaired. and have been riding ten months now. i love it and can't get enough of it. when on the horse you are so free. it is just u and the horse. i am so happy my best friend got me into it horse_crazy. i can't wait until i can conpete. i really would like to be able to go to the parraolympics. :D

[Maz:)]

I want to do that in 2012 it think it is and i have been riding for 10 years and i know i love the thing that is right for me

[horse_crazy]

Hi,

I'm dissabled to, I'm totaly blind. I find I coneckt with a horse more then any other normal person ever wood, I put every bit of trust in the horse, to be my eyes. I love them, they have given me conferdence, and a reason to live and be something.

[flintybaby]

Welcome to NR. Im not disabled but I think connections you make with horses are second to none! If you have a real bond with a horse it can be the most amazing feeling in the world. And that feeling stays with you at home when your looking at a piccy of your favourite horse!! ;)

[Maz:)]

I know its really amazing i have a total connection with the one i ride he is called bruno and he is the best horse in the world!!!

[mogadoga]

Thats wonderful Maz :D
horse_crazy...do you have to have someone with you at the computer then? Or is there a programme that reads it for you do you can hear?

[Gemsluvshorsesx]

Cant ride because of my problems, im disabled too and I love horses. Waiting to see if my riding dream will ever come true as i might be having More Surgery.

[Skye94]

Hi Maz.. so good to hear you love riding. i used to help out with the local RDA, everyone is really friendly. I myself have cerebal palsy, thankfully its very mild but i think it slightly affects me!
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1/lelabell/8628909a3922659084b532425711l.jpg
Thats me on Skye my pony, she was used in RDA due to her immpecible temperament, when i get on she tends to become a lippizanner!! She tends to like doin Levade 27048

[funkyfilly_sos]

I want to do that in 2012 it think it is and i have been riding for 10 years and i know i love the thing that is right for me

Ditto Maz! :):) I've been riding offically ten years solid!
I currently ride for an hour every week at my local RS, still loving it!! :)
Welcome to the bord and everything you have said about connecting I feel when I ride a horse.... although I'm not disabled I know what you mean as horseriding was the only thing which I could be good at due to a foot problem I was born with.
My story is this:
I was born with club feet which means my feet natuarally turn inward and my tendons dont strech (making my heal come off the ground). I had my 1st op at 6 months old I think.... and then had to keep constantly going back for phisio etc. I was in corrective plaster from a day old. Still as I grew my feet curved inwards and although I could walk, my feet always turned inward. In pe lessons when we ran I always got a ten second head start because of my problem yet I still came last and never won and my confidence was always low. I still hate running/racing to this day. I started riding when I was four(ish) as my doctor said it could streach the back of tendons and push my heal down. My mum suggested it.... saying I may prove to be good in it. So I tried it and the feeling of not having to use my feet in the same way as running blew me away (plus I was bitten by the horse bug lol :p) the horse was my legs and my feet worked the same as everyone elses in the saddle and that was it... I was away into riding!
The only op I can remember is the last one I had when I was 7. I was in cast for six months (six months off riding.) and that has "corrected" my foot problems although I'll never have totally "normal" feet and I'll always have scars all over my foot..... but with riding it doesnt matter I use my leg aids in exactly the same way as anyone else does and the riding has streched the back of my tendon (plus my scars are hardly visible) :)

So I do understand you even though I'm not disabled. I'm actually quite good at running now.... I'm a lot faster than some people and my edurance is better than I ever thought it wold be. But with Horseriding, its built my confidence so much that without it I'd probably still be that kid who comes last in races.... now I usually get placed :) I love horseriding I really do its just perfect for me!! :)

Welcome to the bord!
xxxKellyxxx

[Sarah-Lou :)]

i completely agree with everyone else about the connection with a horse
i have riding lessons so i only get to ride for one hour a week....but for that hour my mind is on nothing but the horse and what im doing...i can completely forget about all my wories and troubles at home

i think thats why i love it so much :)

i did work experience at an RDA centre and its nice to see the effect the horse can have on people

SLx

[stormy's mum]

hi welcome i too am disabled its more mental than physical though bad add and depth perception plus depression / anxiety and when i ride even if if its just for 15 minutes due to severe knee issues i love being on a horse makes you feel so free and even being around them is excellent therapy