Re: RC: Re: FEAR (update)

["B.E. Jackson" <riosanbravo@hotmail.com>]

Okay, here's my two cents worth on the subject (and I am a part-time 
outfitter in AZ who regularly takes guests out for trail rides on my 
horses).
NEVER ride a horse you are afraid of. They can pick up your emotion (which 
<sounds> like it was the case here) and will run all over you. If you don't 
have confidence in the horse, get off and find a new one. Life is too 
precious and there are too many safe horses out there to risk injury on an 
unsafe one. Even if it is a free or cheap horse. Even if it would 
inconvenience someone to say "no." Even if you like the horse's personality 
on the ground (consider a dog instead). Safe riding horses exist out there 
(some even for lease) that will fit your level of ability. Find one.

BTW—I wrote on the subject in an article entitled "Five Tips to Keep You 
Riding Longer" that's in the current Trail Blazer.

Bonnie (plugging unashamedly) in AZ
http://www.prescottlink.com/oasis/index.html

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