oumbagirl
19th Nov 2007, 07:45 PM
Hi Everyone
Have been reading everyone's posts with interest since my last contributions and going on my course in cold cold Gloucestershire.
Course was good and we did a bit of everything - ground work and in saddle including seat training. However, wish I had Dipper there, as the horses that you use are a bit like RS horses - know their job and you still haven't really solved 100% of your problem with your horse!
Anyway - course was worthwhile and learnt a lot about horse psychology.
Had my first lesson today with new instructor (from my last posts you may remember I lost my confidence in 3 short lessons with the last one!!!:mad:) Anyway, new instructor had me lunging Dipper, and riding within about 20 mins. She also rode my boy, and confirmed what I had thought all along which was that he is very unstable on one side following his tendon injury, but that this side is not his bad side!! apparantly so much work has been done to get his strength back on his injured side, he has forgotton how to use his uninjured side?? weird or what? Anyway, we are putting a plan of action together, and she made me feel so good about what I have been doing (basic groundwork stuff with him) and confirming my belief about his potential that I forgot all about the confidence and cantering stuff and just got on with it... how good is that!!:):):)
To say I was ready to give up before she came along is not an understatement because of everyone at the yard putting pressure on me to do the things that both he and I were just not ready to do, therefore I am feeling so much happier.
Cobgirl - you are an inspiration! Just knowing there are others out there with similar fears/confidence issues is a real blessing. Thanks if you are looking in on this post.
For anyone else, who is being bullied into something they are not ready to do, or being made to feel inadequate in any way - just look at your horse -if he/she is happy with you and you have a relationship with them, the other stuff (riding, cantering, jumping, hacking solo) will all come I am convinced of that. Everyone has their own approach, perhaps there is no universal - and its just a question of being brave when something/someone is not suiting you!"!!!!!:D:D:D Oumbagirl
Have been reading everyone's posts with interest since my last contributions and going on my course in cold cold Gloucestershire.
Course was good and we did a bit of everything - ground work and in saddle including seat training. However, wish I had Dipper there, as the horses that you use are a bit like RS horses - know their job and you still haven't really solved 100% of your problem with your horse!
Anyway - course was worthwhile and learnt a lot about horse psychology.
Had my first lesson today with new instructor (from my last posts you may remember I lost my confidence in 3 short lessons with the last one!!!:mad:) Anyway, new instructor had me lunging Dipper, and riding within about 20 mins. She also rode my boy, and confirmed what I had thought all along which was that he is very unstable on one side following his tendon injury, but that this side is not his bad side!! apparantly so much work has been done to get his strength back on his injured side, he has forgotton how to use his uninjured side?? weird or what? Anyway, we are putting a plan of action together, and she made me feel so good about what I have been doing (basic groundwork stuff with him) and confirming my belief about his potential that I forgot all about the confidence and cantering stuff and just got on with it... how good is that!!:):):)
To say I was ready to give up before she came along is not an understatement because of everyone at the yard putting pressure on me to do the things that both he and I were just not ready to do, therefore I am feeling so much happier.
Cobgirl - you are an inspiration! Just knowing there are others out there with similar fears/confidence issues is a real blessing. Thanks if you are looking in on this post.
For anyone else, who is being bullied into something they are not ready to do, or being made to feel inadequate in any way - just look at your horse -if he/she is happy with you and you have a relationship with them, the other stuff (riding, cantering, jumping, hacking solo) will all come I am convinced of that. Everyone has their own approach, perhaps there is no universal - and its just a question of being brave when something/someone is not suiting you!"!!!!!:D:D:D Oumbagirl