The Nervous Novice
Dear Nervous Novice, I’ve loved horses all my life and am finally learning to ride! It took a while to get here, but I’m in my 30’s and decided it was now or never. I’m a total beginner but am learning all I can in my
The Nervous Novice
The Nervous Novice Solves Beginner Riders' Greatest Dilemmas... #2 – Going With the Flow Dear Nervous Novice, I’ve been riding for close to two years, usually twice a week, one lesson and one practice ride by myself. I’m still fighting falling forward or back, mainly at the posting
The Nervous Novice
The Nervous Novice Solves Beginner Riders' Greatest Dilemmas... #1 – How Much Leg is “More Leg” Dear Nervous Novice, Yesterday my instructor chased me around the arena shouting “more leg, more leg,” and finally threw a water bottle at my horse’s butt. But the harder I squeezed, the slower
