Eeeek, I can't ride.............

[Drummers mum]

....my friends horse! :eek:

I am so used to Drummer, that yesterday when I got on my friends 17hh ex eventer (brave aren't I?!? :cool: ) I was useless! :(

It felt very high, lol! I was ok in walk but TROT! Oh my god, I was all over the place. I couldn't rise at all but at least I could sit it. When I rose I felt all unbalanced and my legs shot forwards! I did try a small canter but ..... :o perhaps not, lol! The really wierd thing was being able to feel his sides, normaly my ankles are in fresh air. :rolleyes:

Just want to re-iterate how much I LOVE my pony! On tuesday I had had him a whole year! Hopefully many more to come! :D

[Big Ears]

the length of stride would really throw you and make you feel very unbalanced.

pony bouncy strides are so different. I used to ride a 17hh and when I switched to a 15hh cob it felt very odd!!

[notpoodle]

wow youre brave :D i havent even tried riding anything other than angel since i got her :D i am sort of planning to take a lesson with one of the schoolies some day, but keep putting it off cos im worried theyre going to put me on one of the brontosaurs for a laugh :rolleyes:

julia
x

[Drummers mum]

wow youre brave

I thought so too! ;) Its such a long way to fall! :eek:

[Jinete789]

lol Drummer's mum I have the same problem, :D Don't have my own (boo hoo I want I want :( ) but I'm just a munchkin so usually get given either cheeky ponies (luv em), or fine araby/TBy types (who usually try to kill me).

Where I ride currently I am alternating between a fine type mare, who I ride until neither of our nerves can stand it, and a lovely big clydesdale X boy. The problem riding the boy is that he is about 17hh and feels two feet wide - my little legs barely reach below the saddle flaps. My OH wets himself laughing at me on him - he dosn't think the horse knows I'm there!

Like you, rising to trot is out, physically cant stretch myself any further, so developing a really good sitting trot. There are plus points though, bucks are so slow you have lots of time to get balanced before the next one - and on the rare occasions he does spook it still feels like most of him is underneath you, whereas I find ponies sometimes sort of disappear.

I think it's great to get the feel of lots of different horses, but think when I finally pluck up the courage to buy my own, it won't be a big yin :D

[Angiebabe]

I am exactly the same. I can ride Spirit fine but I'm hopeless if I get on anyone else's. No panic - just stick to what you know and what you're good at! You just get so used to your own it makes it difficult to change.

[Mehitabel]

that's the trouble with having your own and not riding anything else - you do get into a rut.

[Showjumper]

lol! :D I was trying horses with a friend a few weeks ago. I got on a gorgeous piebald cob and just couldn't post to his trot :o He must have thought, "What the hell is that useless person doing?!"

[ellies_mum]

Thats just like me, when your used to your own, you feel almost alien on something else, don't like change LOL :D

x

[NoviceNic]

I feel the same way since I have had Captain I am not bothered about riding anything else. My friend has a cob and a tb x arab who need taking out for a blast. She is always asking me to take them out but I don't have the urge to do that anymore. I have total confidence in my baby and I don't want to spoil my confidence on something that may not be so forgiving.

[Drummers mum]

I'M WITH YOU THERE NIC, IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO MURDER MY CONFIDENCE!

Sos about the caps, couldn't be bothered to retype! :o

[NoviceNic]

Hey why spoil a good thing!! ;)