Tips On Horseback Riding Private Lessons

By Ruthie Calderon


People like fun and entertaining activities that can help them relax and unwind during their leisure time. Those activities could be dancing, watching movies, playing soccer, swimming etc. Some people however want to perfect their skills in these activities that they go ahead and get training from professionals. A good example is when people find the need of horseback riding private lessons.

Horseback riding can be simply defined as using a horse to move from one place to the other by sitting on its back. Or it can be defined as a sport where a person sits on its back and controls its movement. During sports, it is engaged mostly in racing and its preferred by people because it can race fast and controlling it is easy.

The horseback riding lessons can be taken by anyone that is, adults and children. But for kids that are younger than six years, it is recommended that they ride with someone that is either their dad or mom or basically just an older person as they are young to control a horse by themselves. The private lessons usually run all week in certain hours which are mostly meant for first time riders, people who are seeking specified instructions and young riders.

There are certain benefits that the rider gets to enjoy which are; they gain stability and coordination- stability comes in when the rider balances him or herself on the back of the horse while there is coordination between the legs and the thighs. The other benefit is that as the rider continues to ride for a period of time, a relationship develops between him and the horse and trust is built.

The other important benefit is that it helps a rider gain self-esteem, confidence and courage. This is so especially for first time riders as riding can be challenging at first but being able to overcome it builds courage, self-esteem and confidence in that they want to face more new challenges that may be ahead of them.

It is important to note that though there are benefits there are also risks that maybe involved like a horse can race faster than it was expected and end up throwing the rider to the ground causing serious injuries or leaving him or her dizzy. Apart from racing fast the horse can become frightened of something as it was racing and throw this rider to the ground.

The rider can be injured seriously both physically and mentally like in a case where he/she has to be confide to a wheelchair for a long time due to the accident. It can cause the individual to be traumatized that they might not want anything to do with this animal again because it might remind them of that incident.

As much there are many benefits we have seen that accidents are likely to occur that is why it is advisable that a coach or an expert helps you throughout until one feels confident enough to ride by him/herself. It is always advisable that a new rider to always think of the benefits instead of risks and be well prepared by wearing the right protective gears in case of any accidents.




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