Don’t Be Afraid of Falling Off the Horse

The first experience with horse riding seems to be a little bit tensioned but you will get used

You decided to take horseback riding lessons, good! Now learn something: at some point you will fall out of your horse. This is the bitter reality of the world of equestrianism. It happens to everybody. You will learn the meaning of expressions such as ‘going out the side door’ or ‘taking a purler’ as well as experiencing in terms of ‘just a little pain’ what they really mean. Don’t worry about this. It is part of the training and also the most important thing when learning to horse around. In the moment when you will decide to get back on the horse after the first fall, riding will have a complete different meaning for you.
Maybe you won’t try it anymore, but it is not the end of the world. The moment when a rider falls from the horse is the right instant for applying everything that he has learned. This is a rule of life. When something goes wrong, next time you will have the chance to do something better.

So there you are with your equine buddy, who has little unimportant problem with communication, he cannot speak at all. The only way to understand each other is by creating a truly empathic approach. This starts with the way how you approach the horse for the first time. If you don’t do it right, the horse can feel threatened and react in a way that includes many unpleasant actions such as biting, kicking or running away from you. Don’t feel bad if it doesn’t works with the first horse. There are many others that can find you friendly. However, don’t forget the biting and kicking and never stay behind the horse. The first experience with horse riding seems to be a little bit tensioned but you will get used. Think about the moment when you will have learned enough to start galloping. Experienced riders describe it as a magical feeling and don’t change opinion even after they fell out the horse. Here we are again at the point where we started. A qualified instructor will teach you how to fall, to manage the situation and to avoid injuries. For more about horses and riding lessons, you can look at www.cottonwoodridingclub.com located in Littleton near Denver.