I've never gone on a horseback ride, what is it like? Do you remember your first time? Is it as dreamy as children's books make it look haha
I’ve been doing lessons once a week for the past few months after a long hiatus from doing lessons last summer. It’s something I always wanted to do but never was able to get into when I was a kid. Had to wait until I was an adult and could pay for it myself.
First time I ever rode was just a trail ride that my ex took me to for my birthday. The place specializes in trail rides, so you don’t really need to know how to ride. They just tell you the basics, but the horses really do all the work since they’re trained for it.
It’s great. It’s a skill I always wanted to have, but the idea in itself of just sitting on top of this large animal with this mutual trust, and knowing and being able to direct it/ride it is amazing. Walking and trotting is fun when you start out, but once you get into cantering it’s so much faster and incredibly fun. I’m just starting to work on the basics for jumping, so that’s exciting. Also just started leasing a horse from this woman at the barn I ride at, so now I can ride more often than I was before.
