Horse riding

Hello

I would get back to riding if you feel well enough! Enjoy it! Xx

Hi,

I can't remember for sure how long it was before I rode my boy again but, it was before 3 months I think, I was back to mucking out after 6 weeks but adapted how I did it.  It was a real tonic to be back caring for him and all that entails.  Enjoy!!

like peterawake I started riding my boy about 3 months after my (second) surgery so just last week, I do take it easy but the therapeutic effect is immeasurable.  Mine live out & I do find the poo picking quite difficult especially as my amazing horse nanny is not working at moment! 

Oh that’s brilliant thank you for replying, I am almost in my 4th month , i’m ok with pop picking , just wondered how I would get on mounting and dismounting and if my confidence has been knocked as my horse looks to its rider for confidence, was your confidence knocked at all ?

Hello

I think you will be fine. Have someone holding his head and giving you a hand up. Take it easy to start and then I'm sure you will forget all that happened and be doing the best thing ever.

Julie x

Bless you thank you x it’s building up my confidence again I think is what I need , I just don’t want to come off and hurt myself , haven't come off in years but it’s not impossible as you know x

Hey

You have to do it sometime and no time like the present,  let me know how you get on , horses are the best.

Julie x

 I definitely think more about the things around me, I was a little apprehensive first time as I have one that ‘moves off’ without being asked too. Fortunately he is about as bombproof as anything possibly can be & a positive of the lockdown is that there is so little traffic here.  You know your horse better than anyone else but I sing to mine (I am sure he thinks I am rubbish) if I feel a slight wobble.  As for dismounting, it is definitely a slow slide these days rather than a sprightly bounce! 

If you feel fit enough....go for it! I struggled a bit with strength in my arms and legs....I was hammered by chemo but the therapeutic effect of just going out was amazing. Unfortunately I lost my horse just after I was diagnosed...but with the help of my instructor she found me a lovely horse to ‘get back in the saddle’ on...oh...those first few lessons were magic...the first time I felt like my old self. I have now bought a new boy and my strength is back and im loving it....Mmmm I’m more of a slow slide dismount myself too! Achy joints from letrozole to blame....

Let us know how you get on....

Hi daisyjake,

Your post me smile because I sing to mine too if he's getting a bit giddy, once in the woods a walker asked me "does he like your singing".