Tips On Horseback Riding Private Lessons

By Ruthie Calderon


During leisure time people like to do things that help them relax or unwind. That is why you are likely to see people engaging in sports or entertaining activities like swimming, playing golf, racing, dancing, watching movies etc. However, some people take these activities as their careers and take the necessary measures to improve on them. A good example is people who seek or take horseback riding private lessons.

The definition of horseback riding can simply be put as the art of using a horse to move from one place to the other while riding on its back. In terms of sport it can be defined as the ability to control an animal, which in this case it is a horse, while riding on its back especially during racing. It is liked by sportsmen in racing cause of its fast speed.

Anyone can take these lessons, this include; adults and children. As for children who are under the age of six years; it is required they ride under the care of somebody that is their mom or dad or the coach because they cannot be able to control the horse by themselves. The lessons go for the whole week for some hours especially for young riders, first timers and those who want specific instructions as compared to expert riders.

The benefits that riders will experience are; coordination and stability. The rider has to be balanced when riding and that helps him or her become stable and as he races there is a developing coordination between the thighs and the legs. The other benefit is that there is a growing relationship between the rider and the horse as this individual continues to ride on it more often, this relationship creates trust between the two.

The last benefit among many other benefits is that self-esteem, courage and confidence is created on the rider. This happens when riders overcome the challenge of riding a horse especially if she or he is a first time rider and this gives him/her the will to want to overcome any new challenge that may come on his or her way.

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.

These incidents can cause serious and permanent injuries on an individual both physically and mentally like in a case where the person becomes confined to a wheelchair as a result of race with the horse. The individual becomes traumatized to the extent of causing fear when he or she comes close to this animal.

Such accidents are likely to occur but can be avoided but the benefits are a must and are guaranteed that is why a new rider should not focus on the risk that much, what they need to do is wear the appropriate clothes needed for this activity and be guided by a professional.




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