When we had a string of dude horses/lesson
classes years ago, one of the first questions for a new client was: "
How much have you ridden?" If the answer was
"Lots" the next was "How many times have you fallen off a
horse?" When they said "Never" we picked out the safest, slowest
mount, at least to start.
Our feeling was, and mine still is, if you
haven't fallen off, you haven't been on much.
On the other hand, as we get older, and hopefully
smarter, it happens less often. {;>)
I always used to say, "I NEVER fall off". I don't say that anymore,
having come off twice in the last couple of years. My balance isn't what
it used to be, I've found that as I've aged and my body has changed that I
have to work harder.
