Saturday, 10 March 2012

Horse riding



Horse riding is amazing. The thrill and adrenalin is a out of this world feeling you can't top it, its admirable. One time on a horse and that's it your hooked forever. The quote "love and first site" should change to "love at first ride." If you ride you will definitely understand and agree. Horse riding isn't just about riding the horse, its also about horsemanship. The key to a good rider is fantastic horsemanship,you have to learn to trust your horse and your horse to trust you. There are various exercises and games you can do to create great horsemanship. The best horsemanship activity is grooming and tacking your horse, this is an activity you should be doing nearly everyday so the bond between you and your horse grows everyday, what a privilege. Also, if you just love your horse and congratulate your horse for when if behaves or preforms a trick exceptionally that the horse will automatically start trusting you as it thinks that if I behave and be kind i will be rewarded. The most important thing to remember is that horses are very sensitive and can understand what humans emotions are by their body language. So, some advice is to never show fear around your pony as your pony will sense this and react in a way that might not be very welcoming. REMEMBER: always treat your pony as you want to be treated and you will go far as a pair.

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