Monday, June 22, 2009
I wonder...
I had a nervous break down today when I went to get on the girl. Well, not an actual nervous breakdown, but I was still REALLY REALLY worried. This is only the 2nd time I've ridden her since I came off. I decided today that I'm going to go out and ride at least three times this week, if not more. She did fine! I'm the one who is worried about dying. I wonder how many more rides until I'm not nervous. I spent the first ten minutes thinking about all the things that could be going wrong! Grrr...
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That's a hard place to be! I came off of my girl on our second or third ride. She had a really big spook, and I hadn't ridden in a while, so you can guess... I still get a little nervous when she starts looking at things.
Let me know if you find a good way to over this... So far, I'm just forcing myself to keep going and not blame her for something that was my fault.
you got back on...that counts for a LOT. Remember to breathe!
Would riding Ophelia first help?
I love Ophelia, but I don't know if I could ride her.
hm. I agree when you say an OTTB has the ability to wipe out your confidence in a heartbeat- as a teen I 'thought' I was a good rider.
ha.
no. I had a good HORSE under my rump, who knew how to baby sit me!
I'm seriously thinking about riding one of my barn owner's quieter QHs after I heal up, while Dancer and I do ground work.
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