Jodders.  Ride a horse





You have found a web site that's all about you and your horse, and will help you find out more about  how to begin to ride a horse.

Learning to ride a horse, whatever your age, takes time, energy and enthusiasm.   It can be confusing, with advice coming at you from all directions, a lot of it contradictory.  Everyone down the yard seems to be an expert, even the ones who never actually get on a horse!  So how do you work out who's an expert, and who's not?  How do you choose what sort of riding you want to do, and what suits you and your horse? 

Learning to ride a horse can mean different things to different people.  Maybe you just want to be able to ride around a menage, or maybe you want to hack out, or compete at showjumping or dressage.  No matter what your riding level, you can always learn more!

Most of all, horse riding is confusing for beginners because it uses a lot of jargon that doesn't always make a lot of sense.  And because you're new, you're afraid to ask. 

A lot of the real experts talk about engaging the brain when you ride, and 'ride with your mind'.  When I started riding, I looked around for all the information I could find, and some of it is on this site.    Maybe some of it will help you to start to think about what you do with horse.

You can contact me on contact@jodders.co.uk, so let me know how you get on!

Beginning to ride basics
Walk
Trot
Canter

Your Horse
Finding your dream horse
7 reasons why you really need a horse
15 Top Tips for keeping a horse on a budget
Can you afford a horse? 
Could you lead a horse to slaughter?
Horse riders insurance
5 ways to make money from your horse   

Riding styles
English riding
Western riding
Natural horsemanship

Find out about keeping a horse
Grooming your horse
Mane and tail
Hoof care
The Farrier
17 Top Horsecare Tips
Overweight Horse
Laminitis
Tacking up
Saddle up
Bridles                    
                        
Bond with your horse and gain confidence
Ride out with confidence
5 Top reads for riding with confidence 
Make a plan for confident riding

What you need to wear
Wellies and boots
Jodhpurs
Riding hats
Riding jackets

Veteran Horse Riders
Horse riding for over fifties
9 top tips for veteran horse riders
Does horse riding make you ache?
The Alexander Technique and horse riding
Are you ever too old to learn to ride a horse?

                               
The Livery Yard
 7 musts for a livery yard 

About the author   

What's new?
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Horse Events
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