Riding holiday

[JenniferN]

Dear All,
I thought I'd post this here, as Heather's book is the reason for my query! I am a very keen (though sadly not that talented) rider - I do not have my own horse, and being a poor student, only get the chance to ride once a week if I'm lucky. For years I have been going to my weekly group lesson, and despite the odd private lesson, I feel that I've been in a rut for about the last 4 years! A few weeks back I read Heather's book, and it was a revelation! I now see a world of riding possiblity opening up to me, and even though a lot of the stuff covered in the book is beyond me at the moment, and I don't get to ride that often, I feel a renewed enthusiasm to get out of the rut I'm in. As a result, I have decided to treat myself to a residential riding holiday, with lessons as well as treking for a couple of days, but I am really keen to go somewhere that embraces Heather's methods. Does anyone know of a friendly place for the novice rider with lots of bad habits that fits the bill? I'd consider anywhere in the UK, and I'd love to hear everyone's suggestions.
Cheers,
Jen

[Vicky]

Hi Jen

Why not contact Heather to see if she is running any seminars this year. My friend and I went on her first seminar last year - a 5 day seminar with individual assessment and guidance/tuition on our riding, videos, demonstrations and a wonderful hack on the moor.

We're hoping Heather will hold a reunion seminar for us this year, we all enjoyed it that much!

Alternatively I often see adverts in Your Horse magazine for horse riding holidays here and abroad, combining hacking and lessons. The Yorkshire Equestrian Centre seems to ring a bell. I also have info on a lot of places in Ireland - try this website: http://www.ehi.ie.

Hope you find something to help you get out of the rut. You could even try a different riding school for a change of scenery, or hire a horse from them and go hacking with friends to different areas.

Good luck

Vicky :cool: