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 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:32 pm
Ah its been awhile since I've been on here!
but I need encouragement.
Long story short, I was cooling out this horse I am now riding named Atlas. Hes a little spooky. So I wasnt really paying attention, and I was having a conversation with my instructor. The tractor banged against something and Atlas took off. I had nothing to stop him with, so I decided I would have what I call an "emergency dismount". At the last second right before I could jump off, he pivoted and ran the other way.. causing me to fly into the fence. I screwed my ankle up, almost cracked a rib and couldnt walk for a week.
Last week I had a riding lesson, and I was even scared to get ON Atlas. Once I got comfortable walk, trot and cantering, we started jumping. Which was going AWESOME! Then he got excited and started rushing, everytime he'd rush I thought I was going to fall off again. And if the tractor went by I'd tense up and not move.
So basically im too afraid to do anything... I used to get excited when the jumps were raised, last lesson I kept asking to keep them low....
And I HATE this. I used to be a fearless rider. And now I get nervous asking for a canter...
Any similar experiences? Have any tips for trying to get over this?
Too make the lesson worse he even had a little spook, which made me want to just get off...
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:36 pm
Ive been thinking about getting back on Cim for awhile untill Im comfortable again... But I hate how big I feel on her...
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:16 pm
Maybe try riding another less spooky horse to get your confidence back up first?
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:52 pm
I would ride any horse, bare back. That helped me when I had no confidence! I was on a 'bomb proof' horse but in the end my confidence level was high above the clouds! I hope that helps!
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:43 pm
Lime Kiss Maybe try riding another less spooky horse to get your confidence back up first? I would get on another horse, stop riding this horse who is spooky and ask for another horse who you can trust. You can't get your confidence up when you're looking over your shoulder for anything that's going to cause a horse to have a spazz attack. It would be different if you owned this horse but you don't. I'd say let someone else work with him and you find a horse who will better suit you and help build your confidence back up.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:06 pm
find a beginners horse and get back on!!! build your confidence back up and when your ready try him again. but always remember to be alert on any horse!!!
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:47 pm
aww sorry to hear you are going through this :/
my advice would be not to rush into things. just work slowly into getting your confidence back.
i know that my horse is extremely sensitive about what i'm feeling and he knows if i'm not confident with something
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:36 pm
YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my god I know what you mean!! I was telling my other horse friends and they thought I was crazy. This is my story. Well you seem like a much more expierienced rider than I am but I think you and I can still relate. Okay so i was riding my leased horse Kendra before I leased and it was the day after a pretty bad storm (I live in New Hampshire and a tropical storm traveled up our coast and hit. not too bad) and in our indoor ring, one of the plastic panels that cover the "windows" had fallen off and there was a small wet patch in the ring. It wasn't even wet just slightly soggy. Our indoor ring ground is made of this hardly packed white dirt and shredded rubber pieces. So we walked around trotted around then cantered around. However we went around the side where she has major bend and where she is extremely fast. However something distracted me for a split second, and when I looked back we were over the mud spot and she slipped. With me not having great "cat-like reflexes" I pulled back to catch her and gather her to give her more balance. However, I still don't know whether she bucked because of the horse riding up behind her or the fact that i didn't pull her back fast enough, but she bucked. I stayed on for half the buck (the worst part of her bronco freak-out) but her bumpy half landing sent me tumbling off and into the dirt. After that I realized how big she really was. I lost a lot of my confidence in riding and in my trust with Kendra. Being a bossy 16hh broad horse, she can pack queit a punch when you look at her. However I really didn't want to give up on her, so what i did was i tried to create more of a bond with her so together we had enough trust for me and probably her to feel comfortable. So maybe, if you really like this horse and your going to show/own/lease or even just ride you may just need to create a trusting bond with the horse. If your willing to do this, try grooming and giving the horse treats. Even just going up and petting the horse could work because they will get used to you. It may be immediate, or it could take years. With me and Kendra we are still working on our bond and its been 4 months. And now each day i spend time with her, i feel more confident and less tense with her. And the fear of riding him while the tractor is going or pops could be more difficult. Like i said i'm not the best with horses but maybe is his spooky behavior. Maybe you just need to ride him more and hve more people ride him to make him more comfortable with his surroundings. How long has he been at your barn? How old is he? Is he still in training?
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:51 am
I need help with confidence building too.
For your situation, id get that horse used to the tractor, it shouldn't take very long. Then i would work on riding him or another horse(maybe even a smaller horse) in a round pen, doing slow fun or boring things like, walk, trot, stop. walk, stop.
If you have a friend to ride with or a trainer, it would help it they complimented and encouraged you. Good luck! tell us about your progress and what helped you blaugh
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