| A popular sport with girls and boys is horseback riding | | | | people and understand that the rider soon wants to |
| and like any sport, we all start off as beginners. | | | | be jumping fences, herding cattle or whacking a polo |
| There are many beginner horseback riding students | | | | ball, but like everything in life, it takes time. The time |
| at the various riding schools around the country and | | | | it takes, however, depends on the rider. If you are |
| memberships increase annually. | | | | the type of person who listens, understands and |
| Every beginner in horseback riding initially has a slight | | | | follows instructions and not a person who is |
| fear of horses, yet the desire to ride quells this | | | | impatient, disrespects his or her mount and considers |
| uneasiness. Before climbing on the back of a horse, a | | | | the instructor to be wasting your time, then you're |
| beginner in horseback riding must first learn the | | | | never going to learn. Patience is very important for |
| basics. | | | | horseback riding. |
| How to stop, turn and move a horse are obviously | | | | Beginning lessons usually involved "understanding" the |
| important points to know for any beginner in | | | | horse, learning to control him or her and practicing |
| horseback riding. Beginners of horseback riding also | | | | how to grooming techniques. There are also horse |
| must learn how to "talk" to a horse. Indeed, experts | | | | health aspects to be learned. Watering a horse soon |
| will tell you that if commands are issued in a kind, | | | | after vigorous exercise can sometimes be dangerous |
| friendly manner the horse will respond to the rider's | | | | as the horse can develop an illness called colic. A |
| request - ordering in a snippy, gruff manner will only | | | | beginner horseback rider is offer ignorant of these |
| achieve the opposite. | | | | details which is why finding a good instructor who |
| I think beginners of horseback riding would find this | | | | knows riding as well as horses, is vital. Instructors |
| information interesting, if not unbelievable, however it | | | | who are well versed will ensure that the beginner |
| is true. This revelation thus proves horses are very | | | | horseback rider has a unique and wonderful |
| intelligent and are able to sense human emotions. For | | | | experience in the saddle. |
| the beginner, instructors will tell you that you must | | | | If getting an instructor is not one of your plans, then |
| let the horse know that you are in-charge. This is not | | | | getting a good book geared to beginner horseback |
| to suggest you treat the horse badly and without | | | | rider is the next best thing. In fact, to many it is their |
| respect, quite the opposite in fact - respect the | | | | first plan. A good horseback riding book geared for |
| beast and the beast will respect you. | | | | beginners is much cheaper than an instructor and can |
| Instructors for beginner horseback riders are patient | | | | be read over and over again. |