Confident Rider Challenge Day 19 Yes, this is day 19. I can't believe it. 19 Days of videos, blog posts, and working with my horses. And today is a fun day for me to talk about with you because today we are talking about actually riding our horses! Yes, today is the day we are getting back in the saddle again! Getting In The Saddle This past week has been a roller coaster … [Read more...]
Walking Trotting And Cantering To Get Ready For Riding
Day 11 Of The Confident Rider Challenge Well, we are now 11 days into this challenge. And it's another day of work on the lunge line. Walking, trotting, and cantering to get ready for riding is my focus today. For me, I only have 5 days left to work with Ethan on the ground before (hopefully) I am allowed to ride again. My doctor’s appointment is on Thursday next week, at 1:00 … [Read more...]
30 Days To Being A More Confident Rider
Let The Challenge BeginWell here we are, day 1 of a 30 day challenge to help us all become more confident while riding our horses! And I have been working on this challenge for a while now. I have had it in my head for over a year. And I thought that maybe if I was struggling with my confidence, I bet there are others out there like me going through the same … [Read more...]
My Final Weekly Riding Lesson – For Awhile
My Last Lesson I have been waiting for this day, the day when I would have my last scheduled weekly riding lesson. When I was driving to the barn, I kind of felt like a kid on the last day of school before summer vacation. I wasn't as sad as I thought I would be though, in preparation for my last lesson. … [Read more...]
What My Riding Lessons Have Taught Me
Riding Lesson Hiatus This week will be my last riding lesson for a few months. I keep mentioning this, sprinkled throughout my blog posts, I will be having surgery on May 23rd. I know a lot of women have gone through this surgery, and everything has worked out just fine. I am so nervous about this, which I think is why I keep mentioning it. But the hardest thing for me after … [Read more...]
My Weekly Riding Lesson
Riding Lesson Change It's that time again, time for another weekly riding lesson! And I don't know if the nervousness from thinking about having surgery is creeping into my horsey time, but I have been getting nervous again in anticipation of riding. Which is weird. I haven't been nervous when I am riding at home, even with Ethan. But I find myself getting nervous with my … [Read more...]
My Weekly Riding Lesson- Ringo’s Back!
My Weekly Riding Lesson- Ringo’s Back! I think for the last 5 or 6 riding lessons I have been riding Murphy. And I love Murphy, he is so kind and forgiving, and he makes me work, but his gaits are so easy to ride. He makes me feel like I am getting better with my riding. But tonight, when I got to the barn, I saw that I would be riding Ringo tonight. … [Read more...]
My Weekly Riding Lesson = Happiness
My Weekly Riding Lesson I was nervous in going to my lesson tonight, for a few reasons. First, my lesson last week was probably my worst lesson in a long while. I mean I am improving. And normally I can find at least one good thing in the lesson. But after I almost crashed into another rider, and trying to watch the other riders, and trying to pay attention to my husband while … [Read more...]
