Coming Back
So all last month I was having a sort of emotional, confidence in my riding breakdown. I was having consistently bad lessons where I wasn't progressing and if anything I felt was going back. I felt amateurish, weak, and just bad. I was seriously considering taking a break so that I didn't become burned out. Just to live a little without riding for a while so that I wouldn't be so depressed at how bad I was riding.
I hinged this decision on how bad I would ride in my lesson last night, and...
I'm not going to take a break
Winston (the horse) is generally an easy going ride that does what he's told with a minimal amount of fuss. Yesterday he was a roaring monster! Spinning his tail, rushing the jumps, head straight up in the air, bolting after the jumps, trying to run out on standardless jumps, dropping his haunches, spooking, basically acting like a fresh maniac.
And because of that completely restoring my faith in myself as a rider. We handled the difficult situations rather well. Yes my trainer was completely disappointed that we didn't get anything "accomplished." But I think we did. Maybe not physically but definitely psychologically.
It's amazing that our horses remind us how good or how bad we are when we really need it. Whether it's a much needed confidence boost or a little bit of humility, they make us better riders, not just physically but emotionally.
Just thought I would share.
I hinged this decision on how bad I would ride in my lesson last night, and...
I'm not going to take a break
Winston (the horse) is generally an easy going ride that does what he's told with a minimal amount of fuss. Yesterday he was a roaring monster! Spinning his tail, rushing the jumps, head straight up in the air, bolting after the jumps, trying to run out on standardless jumps, dropping his haunches, spooking, basically acting like a fresh maniac.
And because of that completely restoring my faith in myself as a rider. We handled the difficult situations rather well. Yes my trainer was completely disappointed that we didn't get anything "accomplished." But I think we did. Maybe not physically but definitely psychologically.
It's amazing that our horses remind us how good or how bad we are when we really need it. Whether it's a much needed confidence boost or a little bit of humility, they make us better riders, not just physically but emotionally.
Just thought I would share.