Left the riding club because of the way he treated them?
Hello, I've been riding once a week at a local riding club for about two years. Things went well at first, but eventually I was assigned an older Haflinger horse that didn't respond to any of my aids.
My riding instructor told me to get angry on the horse and show him who's in charge. I don't think that's right, though, because the horse could have a reason for not responding, perhaps because of pain, etc. I always thought that riding was a collaboration between rider and horse. It took the fun out of riding for me, as I often heard gossip and toxic comments at the stables. I'm looking for a new club for now, but is this really normal?
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No, that’s not normal. At least it shouldn’t be – it’s still normal at many riding schools. Stumped schoolhorses, you don’t rarely hear.
The shops should also not be, of course, but can only rarely be avoided if there are still many teenies or something. These are probably the exceptions where this is not the case, unfortunately.
Find another riding school – maybe a little smaller, where more value is set on quality instead of quantity. It doesn’t have to be a club.
This is difficult to judge from outside. Most horses are happy when they are required. And many beginners actually demand too little. On the other hand, there are also riders who exaggerate and actually pain the horse. It can’t be.
Do you know a rider who trusts you, who is more than you and who cares about the horse as you imagine? – Then maybe you should ask them.
The blasphemy belongs to it in riding stables. There are so many girls and women who spend time with their beloved horses. If there weren’t some of them smiling, something would be weird.