I didn't realise how nervous I was til I was introduced to Paddy on the ground and remembered just how high up horses are!
Started off just doing walk-halt-walk transitions until I felt happier and then we moved onto trot as well. Worked on proper cornering in walk and trot instead of letting him cut corners and actually got him going well. He was lovely; hard work at times to get him going off the leg but made me feel safe.
RI was lovely; she knows my health issues and worked with me and made me feel great. She said we can work at my pace with no pressure which is what I need.
As for the back protector I wore it on the way to the stables and once on board really didn't notice I was wearing it. We were inside out of the sun and the flies which helped with the heat problems (it was 30 degrees here today).
Got off at the end of the lesson with a huge grin on my face and can't wait to go again next week :biggrin:
Started off just doing walk-halt-walk transitions until I felt happier and then we moved onto trot as well. Worked on proper cornering in walk and trot instead of letting him cut corners and actually got him going well. He was lovely; hard work at times to get him going off the leg but made me feel safe.
RI was lovely; she knows my health issues and worked with me and made me feel great. She said we can work at my pace with no pressure which is what I need.
As for the back protector I wore it on the way to the stables and once on board really didn't notice I was wearing it. We were inside out of the sun and the flies which helped with the heat problems (it was 30 degrees here today).
Got off at the end of the lesson with a huge grin on my face and can't wait to go again next week :biggrin: