Hi All,
Happy Saturday, my first post!
I am in my mid 30's and during lockdown decided to start riding. This is a completely new skill for me though I am fairly athletic.
My aunt has a horse and during the summer I really enjoyed spending time with her mucking out, turning the horse out etc which spurred me on to get lessons. I wished I'd done it years ago! There is nothing quite like it and it's certainly something I would like to continue
I live in Sutton, Surrey (SM1) which is pretty close to London and I don't think there are many places for me to learn.
My riding school were brilliant when I first started as I clearly explained I had no experiences with horses. I've so far learnt to get on, dismount, and was on a lunge lead. Now I can change direction etc and have been learning rising trot.
Now to my query - My RS is quite small and busy so I don't get to take my horse out, don't adjust my own stirrups/gait, take horse back etc and there seems to be no opportunity to learn about how to care for the horses. The RS only has an outdoor area so when it rains it really is quite boggy for the horse! Depending on which horse you some really try to avoid the boggy parts.
Should the care/ other bits be part of the RS learning?
They are a nice bunch but it's just so busy it almost feels rushed sometimes.
No option for group lessons (maybe due to Covid?) so it's just me but I'd love to have a group lesson and get some friends with the same hobby
I had tried to go to another RS but they seemed pretty busy too with lessons only during the week and during the middle of the day (I work full time so not an option for me though the RS was lovely and much bigger than my own!)
Any suggestions for RS Banstead/Croydon/Warlingham/Sutton way?
Thanks
Happy Saturday, my first post!
I am in my mid 30's and during lockdown decided to start riding. This is a completely new skill for me though I am fairly athletic.
My aunt has a horse and during the summer I really enjoyed spending time with her mucking out, turning the horse out etc which spurred me on to get lessons. I wished I'd done it years ago! There is nothing quite like it and it's certainly something I would like to continue
I live in Sutton, Surrey (SM1) which is pretty close to London and I don't think there are many places for me to learn.
My riding school were brilliant when I first started as I clearly explained I had no experiences with horses. I've so far learnt to get on, dismount, and was on a lunge lead. Now I can change direction etc and have been learning rising trot.
Now to my query - My RS is quite small and busy so I don't get to take my horse out, don't adjust my own stirrups/gait, take horse back etc and there seems to be no opportunity to learn about how to care for the horses. The RS only has an outdoor area so when it rains it really is quite boggy for the horse! Depending on which horse you some really try to avoid the boggy parts.
Should the care/ other bits be part of the RS learning?
They are a nice bunch but it's just so busy it almost feels rushed sometimes.
No option for group lessons (maybe due to Covid?) so it's just me but I'd love to have a group lesson and get some friends with the same hobby
I had tried to go to another RS but they seemed pretty busy too with lessons only during the week and during the middle of the day (I work full time so not an option for me though the RS was lovely and much bigger than my own!)
Any suggestions for RS Banstead/Croydon/Warlingham/Sutton way?
Thanks