My 1st ever horse riding lesson

[Antonyraison]

hey guys, my fiance took me to my 1st ever horse riding lesson,
decided I get it on film and take you guys along:

[hunter63]

Cool.......Not quite ready to shoot a bow from horse back yet?....

Had a girl friend that would take me for a ride every once in a while ........she like the horse more than me I guess...

[Seniorman]

I'm no cowboy but I've done a fair amount of riding horses in some fairly rough country. I know that the first "rule" of horseback riding, whether on a western saddle or English saddle, is to keep you heels down in the stirrups and your toes pointed out. That way you have far more stability in the saddle and control over the movements of the horse. I saw you invariably kept your heels UP and toes pointed IN or straight. If that horse had stopped suddenly, you'd have gone right over the top.

It was not until 5.35 of the video that the trainer told you to keep "heels down."

Give it a try next time, "Heels down; toes out," and I'll bet you'll feel more comfortable in the saddle.


S.M.

[Antonyraison]

I'm no cowboy but I've done a fair amount of riding horses in some fairly rough country. I know that the first "rule" of horseback riding, whether on a western saddle or English saddle, is to keep you heels down in the stirrups and your toes pointed out. That way you have far more stability in the saddle and control over the movements of the horse. I saw you invariably kept your heels UP and toes pointed IN or straight. If that horse had stopped suddenly, you'd have gone right over the top.

It was not until 5.35 of the video that the trainer told you to keep "heels down."

Give it a try next time, "Heels down; toes out," and I'll bet you'll feel more comfortable in the saddle.


S.M.

Yup! I know my heels need to be down hahah even said that was my issue thanks.. I will certainly do so

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[Antonyraison]

Cool.......Not quite ready to shoot a bow from horse back yet?....

Had a girl friend that would take me for a ride every once in a while ........she like the horse more than me I guess...

Hahahah not quite yet.. maybe one day though.. shooting a recurve by itself takes good technique alone.

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[LowKey]

Posting at a trot takes a bit of practice.
You do good with the heels, at a walk but moving out, you were more concentrated on your balance. Which is expected, first time on a horse.
I might have tried the stirrups up one notch. Give you a little more knee control.
Good job.

[Rick]

Both my grandpas had horses. There must have been some rule that they had to step on me 'cause they sure did it often enough.

[fjrmurph]

Had a girl friend that would take me for a ride every once in a while as well , she didn't like horses !!

[Antonyraison]

Posting at a trot takes a bit of practice.
You do good with the heels, at a walk but moving out, you were more concentrated on your balance. Which is expected, first time on a horse.
I might have tried the stirrups up one notch. Give you a little more knee control.
Good job.

Thank you, certainly going to work on that.

[Seniorman]

Both my grandpas had horses. There must have been some rule that they had to step on me 'cause they sure did it often enough.

Yep, there is that old adage "A horse will kill you by accident; a mule will kill you on purpose." I haven't had a horse step on me but once when I was elk hunting up north of the north fork of the Clearwater River in central Idaho's mountains, an Appaloosa gelding quickly turned his head and bit me on the upper arm when I was removing my saddle after a hard day's hunt. As it was very cold, I was fortunately wearing a bunch of clothing layers including a heavy down coat. I jerked away just as that nag clomped on my arm so he did not hurt me. Nevertheless, there was a lot of power in those jaws.

You have to watch more than their hooves. Horses have plenty of ways to hurt you.

S.M.

[Antonyraison]

Yep, there is that old adage "A horse will kill you by accident; a mule will kill you on purpose." I haven't had a horse step on me but once when I was elk hunting up north of the north fork of the Clearwater River in central Idaho's mountains, an Appaloosa gelding quickly turned his head and bit me on the upper arm when I was removing my saddle after a hard day's hunt. As it was very cold, I was fortunately wearing a bunch of clothing layers including a heavy down coat. I jerked away just as that nag clomped on my arm so he did not hurt me. Nevertheless, there was a lot of power in those jaws.

You have to watch more than their hooves. Horses have plenty of ways to hurt you.

S.M.

Owch... yeah they can certainly injure you.. like most things you must have respect towards them...

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