Posting this in the hope other aged NR beginners will also update.
Learning to ride in ones 60s is often seen as a triumph in itself. Must emphasise that riding should be regarded as normal, a mental and health benefit for pensioners too.
There will be moments for any oap when ill health or the loss of a horse will mean a break. I almost stopped riding last autumn.
I was tempted back by the offer of my RIs most beautiful horse to hack. Compromise yes. I cannot ride solo. May be it is safer in old age to hack with someone else but I miss my freedom.
When you are old or teaching someone old you need to have happy lessons and feel you are getting somewhere. My OH stopped riding because he and his horse both got just too old and werent going anywhere. It was boring.
I lost my RI and my lesson horses last year. Yet have just resumed lessons - Benefits becoming clear - Very good for an old lady to ride some new horses. Another compromise to age. I wanted a dressage schoolmaster. Instead another blank slate pony has grabbed my attention. May be that is what riders need in old age like a TV serial so you cant wait for next week.
Learning to ride in ones 60s is often seen as a triumph in itself. Must emphasise that riding should be regarded as normal, a mental and health benefit for pensioners too.
There will be moments for any oap when ill health or the loss of a horse will mean a break. I almost stopped riding last autumn.
I was tempted back by the offer of my RIs most beautiful horse to hack. Compromise yes. I cannot ride solo. May be it is safer in old age to hack with someone else but I miss my freedom.
When you are old or teaching someone old you need to have happy lessons and feel you are getting somewhere. My OH stopped riding because he and his horse both got just too old and werent going anywhere. It was boring.
I lost my RI and my lesson horses last year. Yet have just resumed lessons - Benefits becoming clear - Very good for an old lady to ride some new horses. Another compromise to age. I wanted a dressage schoolmaster. Instead another blank slate pony has grabbed my attention. May be that is what riders need in old age like a TV serial so you cant wait for next week.
