Dune
11th May 2007, 09:05 PM
I'm having a little bit of a problem at the moment. My husband used to ride with me in a semi private lesson but unfortunately the horse that he used to ride was sold by the riding school (it was rather a large horse and they were finding it difficult to maintain) and since then they have not had a horse suitable for him to ride. It is an excellent riding school and I can't blame them for not having a big enough horse but it leaves me in a bit of a predicament as I get sulked at every week when I go riding and I feel awful as I am still riding.
Now my husband is 6' 3'' and isn't a small man. He is 17 stone and he is built more like a rugby player than a ballet dancer and to be honest 16 stone is probably an unrealistic weight for him. He has recently lost a great deal of weight but he just can't make that magic 16 stone. He is desperate to ride again (he hasn't ridden in 18 months now) but I can't find anywhere that doesn't have a weight limit of 16 stone! We live in Norfolk and have some wonderful bridleways and some fantastic schools etc. I have tried nearly 15 riding schools now, and even those that have large horses still have a weight limit (I assume for insurance reasons). The only place so far that I've found is the shire centre up near Cromer but that is nearly 50 miles away.
Does any one have any suggestions for me as I have nearly exhausted every avenue (except of course actually buying a horse but we just can't afford that right now)???? I know that potentially no one here will be able to help but I thought it was worth asking as you never know... :)
Now my husband is 6' 3'' and isn't a small man. He is 17 stone and he is built more like a rugby player than a ballet dancer and to be honest 16 stone is probably an unrealistic weight for him. He has recently lost a great deal of weight but he just can't make that magic 16 stone. He is desperate to ride again (he hasn't ridden in 18 months now) but I can't find anywhere that doesn't have a weight limit of 16 stone! We live in Norfolk and have some wonderful bridleways and some fantastic schools etc. I have tried nearly 15 riding schools now, and even those that have large horses still have a weight limit (I assume for insurance reasons). The only place so far that I've found is the shire centre up near Cromer but that is nearly 50 miles away.
Does any one have any suggestions for me as I have nearly exhausted every avenue (except of course actually buying a horse but we just can't afford that right now)???? I know that potentially no one here will be able to help but I thought it was worth asking as you never know... :)