Last night I rode my fave RS school cob in what was supposed to be an intermediate group lesson. For some reason some of the advanced riders decided to join us so the standard of the group was much higher. After the lesson one rider (who is very advanced and has a really good competition horse) told me that I needed to ditch my horse and get a better one as he wasn't up to the job and I would never progress anywhere riding him.
I don't normally let other peoples opinions get to me, but this really annoyed me. I don't say anything nasty to anyone at the yard and even if I privately think that a horse and rider combination isn't working, then I would always find something nice to say to them. I have no ambition to win anything or jump high etc. One day I would like to have my own horse, but at the moment I really enjoy my weekly riding lesson on a horse which I love. We challange ourselves in our own way and achieve something each time we ride. I tried to explain this to her which was met with a shake of the head but why should I have to justify myself to other people anyway? Just because someone has got pots of money and a flashy horse, it doesn't mean that they are better than me. I don't appreciate someone thinking that they can talk to me and look down on me like that.
Rant over. Ice cream to anyone who got to the end.
I don't normally let other peoples opinions get to me, but this really annoyed me. I don't say anything nasty to anyone at the yard and even if I privately think that a horse and rider combination isn't working, then I would always find something nice to say to them. I have no ambition to win anything or jump high etc. One day I would like to have my own horse, but at the moment I really enjoy my weekly riding lesson on a horse which I love. We challange ourselves in our own way and achieve something each time we ride. I tried to explain this to her which was met with a shake of the head but why should I have to justify myself to other people anyway? Just because someone has got pots of money and a flashy horse, it doesn't mean that they are better than me. I don't appreciate someone thinking that they can talk to me and look down on me like that.
Rant over. Ice cream to anyone who got to the end.