Horseback Riding - Want to Learn!

Ever since my childhood I am very fond of horse riding. I learned it my childhood and I used to have a horse at my grandpa's. I used to ride my horse every weekends. That was really exciting at that age. Now its not possible for me to do that as I have many other works. Horse riding is a must in everybody's life and its a really adventurous thing.

I have ridden most of my life and I loved it. It does take time to learn to ride. But if you went on a vacation they would have you riding around in a few hours I would think. They would pick a horse best suited for you and you would probably be just riding at a walk in those few hours. Some people I do think have a natural ability to ride. Yes horses can tell when you are afraid and some will react to it. A good well broke horse will react fine to it others who are not so well broke will react badly. You might look up cattle drive vacations to find what you are looking for.

yes there are some people who know the riding skills naturally...its like a god given gift.... my god given gift was the love for horses.... i had the love for horses in my heart even beofre i knew what a horse even was or how it looked.... i started riding at the age of 8 and have been riding since.... its always better to start when you are yong and your bones and muscles are supple.... but there is no particular age that you can start as i had been an instructor for a couple of months in the farm i used to ride..... and i have taught many people from the age of 5 to the age of 50 ... the only thing is that when you are 5 years of age you tend to pick up the skill faster than when you are at 50.... so start before its too late for you and all the best....

It didn't take me very long to learn when it came to the basics, mostly I just had to know a few things and spend time with and on the horses. It helps to have training on how to sit and handle the horses and that will make your rides more enjoyable. It just takes practice and time. Some people are natural animal people to begin with, it seems. We have a few places near me that give lessons, but they're really expensive and are usually in the English riding style. I think a lot of people are worried about liability and insurance costs, so they don't want to give lessons. As for vacation spots, we have an outfit in San Diego County which specializes in trail rides for all levels of riding. You can go for a couple of hours or even longer. I recommend the shorter trips if you haven't been riding much. Most of the tours are in the mountains in the summer and there are desert tours in the winter. I don't know if horses smell your fear, but they can spot an inexperienced rider right off the bat by the way they sit and hold the reins. Some horses will take advantage of that and do whatever they want to while others will move very slowly because they're afraid you're going to fall off. Also, if you are scared, you tend to grip more with your legs and they can sense that, too.

Horses can definitely "smell" fear - they can sense all kinds of emotions in humans, just like other animals (dogs, cats..) I don't believe that you have to have a natural ability to ride, anything is possible and "learnable". The more you do it, the more comfortable you become. My only advise, try to get the same lesson horse every time. It will make learning easier, and you will have a change to bond with the horse, which is the true magic of the whole experience.

hi, it does take a very long time to learn to ride, i`ve been riding since i was 5 started working as a stable kid when i was 10 for free rides then got my first horse when i was 12, at the riding school i was riding at a high standard but found when i got my own horse compared to the others who had horses i was more like a beginner, i`d never fell off in the 7 years i`d been riding as soon as i got my own i would fall off as least twice a week and that went on for a good year and i was riding at least 4 times a week, this was because riding school horses are much different to horses that are just on a one to one because they don't do they same thing everyday they become more like donkeys, you have to learn to stay on when they take off and decide to come to a stand still just before they get to a ditch same when your gong over a jump they will just stop for no reason if there that way out if there exited about going out they will book rear canter sideways( all the things i love now). they sense fear and will take advantage and will play up on it until you have a real problem that's takes a lot of sorting out for instance if your riding out and a dog barks you get scared cos you think the horse will go mad it will play up to this (even if before its never been bothered about dogs barking) every time it see`s a dog it could turn and take off rear at it or barge its way past squashing everyone in its path. its best to learn at a riding school first get the basics then look to see if anyones wanting a shared loan (this is when someone hasn't got time for the horse full time and needs someone to look after it and ride it for half the week and you contribute towards it). they can then teach you everything you need to no and from then on its experience. best of look with it. :)