Hello my dear Readers,
Welcome ones again to my Random Saturday. Hope you have
all been well this week and I'm glad to see you again, and if you're visiting
Random Saturdays for the first time, nice to meet you.
This R.S. I would like to talk about an animal that I love
and admire with all my heart and soul - horses! I've started working full time
at the Santo Horse Riding ranch, and as a result I've been meeting more and
more people, who either wish to go to a trail ride, take a picture on a horse,
or impress their friends or girlfriend with how good riders they are.
Worth noting, that two out of two persons, who came to us
just o impress their friends/girlfriend, did not know a thing about horses, and
wouldn't listen to me, when I tried to tell them that they cannot just take a
horse and run, without first learning how sit straight on a walking horse!
Thankfully, we didn't have any bad incidents.
So, let's talk about horses.
The first and most important thing to remember about
horses, is that they are live animals, they have their own brains, which means
they have their own thoughts. Each horse has its own character, and just like
you and me, they have their bad days and good days (yes, it's true!). Treat
horses with respect, especially if you don't want to get hurt by them!
A lot of people think that riding a horse is the easiest
activity in the world. Yes, it is not really hard when you are just going for a
walk, on a well trained horse, that has been desensitized to everything that
can scare it, accompanied by an experiences rider. But if you want to run on a
horse, and you've never done it before, don't just assume that you will do
fantastically great! If you really want to run on a beautiful white horse on a
beach, invest time (and money) into horse riding lessons!
Don't use the horse, as a way to impress your friends and
boyfriend/girlfriend… unless of course you are a great rider and can do amazing
things on and with the horse. Don't just go to ranch, asking for the wildest
horse there is, to ride it freely in an open field!! Do you even realize what
will happen to the owner of the ranch if you fall down and get hit real bad?
And I'm not talking about a broken hand… Just… don't do it…
You should also know, that the horse does not really care
how cool you believe you are. If you cannot control the horse, if you hurt the
horse too much, and if you don't do what your instructor is telling you do, you
will most probably, like 70-90%, fall of the horse. Wanting to impress someone
by riding a wild horse without having any riding experience in the past, is
like wanting to impress someone by break-dancing without knowing how to do it!
In both cases, you'll just end up making a fool of yourself…
Want to impress your girlfriend or boyfriend, with
something that has to do with horses? Ask him or her to start horseback riding
lessons together! After all, it is not bad admitting that you don't know how to do something…
I guess that has
been bottling up…
Never go behind the horses hind legs, especially if you
don't know the horse. All horses kick, some of them on purpose, because they
don't trust people, some of them because a nasty fly has been bugging them, and
you were standing too close to the back leg that was trying to get rid of the
fly at the wrong moment.
Horses used for tourist rides, don't mind being pet… they
might not enjoy it as much as we (want to) believe, but they don't mind it.
Don't start pulling on the horses ears, nose, main though…. they will mind and
will show it in a painful way.
Horses love treats, so if you plan visiting a ranch or
horse riding center, you can bring an apple or a carrot with you. Before giving
the horse a treat thought, ask its owner if he/she doesn't mind you doing so.
Horses feel everything!! I mean e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g.
Sometimes they know better what you feel, that yourself! I don't mean feelings
like love, passion, hunger, but feelings that fear, insecurity, anger. You
might be able to hide your panic from your trainer, but you will never hide it
from the horse you are riding. Better inform you trainer that you don't feel
really comfortable on the horse, so he or she could help you overcome that
fear, before the horse bucks you of.
Horses are amazing, smart and beautiful animals. Be
gentle with a horse, and it will reward you with all its trust. J
That's I felt I wanted to share with you about horses!
As always, thank you very much for reading! I wish you
all the best!
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