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For beginner and experienced horse riders. Dissertation work.?
I’m looking to find out what preconceptions new riders had before working on a yard?
As well as what riders, who have been working with horses for years, relate horse with. Such as do they relate hard work and being tired with working on the yard?
I’m just looking to find these answers out for a short lecture assignment, but I’m not actually performing it so answers from riders would be great to help get a well rounder and accurate assessment.
Thanks!
When I joined a riding school, the in-charge their did not let me ride a horse for almost a week. He first asked me to "get to know the horse" and made me do all the stuff related to them. Initially I was hesitant, but the more time I spent with them, the more i became interested and absorbed in them.
For me, horses are the best animal. They are so simple and beautiful. A lit pat on their neck and back makes them happy. They are not a messy breed and will not let you down.
May 5th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
When I joined a riding school, the in-charge their did not let me ride a horse for almost a week. He first asked me to "get to know the horse" and made me do all the stuff related to them. Initially I was hesitant, but the more time I spent with them, the more i became interested and absorbed in them.
For me, horses are the best animal. They are so simple and beautiful. A lit pat on their neck and back makes them happy. They are not a messy breed and will not let you down.
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May 5th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Preconceptions I see all the time:
Horses will do whatever you want if you just love them enough. They’re mystical, sensitive beings who can sense your love and will never hurt you.
Horses are only happy if they’re kept blanketed in immaculate surroundings.
Everyone has to do it the way I learned to do it, even though I’ve only been doing this for a year at someone else’s place, and only learned one possibility.
Pat Parelli is the greatest. <pppptttoooey!!!>
Experienced:
Horses are challenges, each in their own way. They have their own personalities, and working with them is a joy, but discipline is a must.
I do all the work for my 8 horses myself and have for decades. It’s hard work, especially cleaning stalls at my age, but when I think of my horses I don’t think of the work. I think of the partnership of horse and rider (or horse and owner; I don’t ride them all anymore). I think of the companionship we share on trail rides, and the thrills my event horse and I share when doing crosscountry. I think of the joy of competing with a horse who loves his job as much as I do, and the feeling of accomplishment when we achieve our goals. I don’t think I’d have horses anymore if I thought about the hard work and how tired I get. It’s satisfying to know the job is done, but I don’t dwell on it.
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May 5th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Zephania sums it up well.
I have worked with horses professionally for 45 years (and rode before that) I knew before I went to work at the riding school I learnt at, what it was like to have to drag hay and water for 2 miles to feed the ponies so hard work was no stranger.
The mundane jobs are just part of the routine just as being tired can be. bur as Zeph says, you do not dwell on it. The rewards are rarely monetary but job satisfaction can be high.
I so agree with the preconceived ideas and AbhiKots is a good example of this. Horses are not simple, they are very complex creatures and a pat on the neck or a scratch will not always make a horse happy.
Any animal including humans, need rules boundaries and regulations. These need adhering to and that means instilling discipline which many feel is a slap on the neck.
If you read through Answers you will see that you will get a variety of replies with many different suggestions. Usually the tough answers come from what I would call the professionals, people who have made horses their living, and they often get thumbs down because they are tough when they are truthful and with an understanding of how dangerous an undisciplined horse can be.
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