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My friends dad thinks she’s a beginner horse rider?
My friend and I have been riding for 3 years and her dad hasn’t seen her ride for ages because my dad takes us riding and he thinks shes a beginner. Anyway, she’s buying a horse now because she was left some money from a relative and her dad doesn’t think she’s good enough to get an experienced horse (that knows how to jump and such) How can she tell her dad that she’s not a beginner without sounding like a spoiled brat?
I mean experienced like dressage moves and jumping skills not like older and slow (not saying all old horses are slow just that lots of beginner horses are older)
you could either get him to go and watch her ride or get a riding instructor to talk to her dad about how good a rider she is and that a more experienced horse would suit her much better
February 6th, 2010 at 5:23 am
I think you should get her and her dad along to a lesson with a fairly hot horse so that he can see for himself.
As well, he should go with her with trying out horses and watch her test ride them. These things should help!
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February 6th, 2010 at 5:39 am
well, she should talk her dad into coming along with you guys for the lessons. Then, she should also bring him along for the test rides when she is looking for a horse. There isn’t really much she can do, most parents can result in any excuse to say no to a horse. It is ALOT of trouble. He probably just doesn’t want his daughter to buy him and then in a few years lose interest. It’s only normal. In my opinion, she should keep up the lessons for a few more years to make sure that she won’t give up. 3 years isn’t much, i’ve seen MANY MANY people give up.
good luck
hope i’ve helped
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14 years with horses
February 6th, 2010 at 5:54 am
Have her go onto dreamhorse.com and look for horses on there because there are lots of horses that are for sale that her dad would probaly a prove.there are also lots of horses on there that are beginer and experienced horses that know how to jump. So if her dad knows it could be a beginner horse he might say yes then she could do wat she wants to also,
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February 6th, 2010 at 6:16 am
you could either get him to go and watch her ride or get a riding instructor to talk to her dad about how good a rider she is and that a more experienced horse would suit her much better
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February 6th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Make a video of her riding so she can show it to her dad, or simply bring her dad along to see her ride. This next part confuses me. Her dad thinks she’s a beginner so she’s buying her an UNexperienced horse? That makes no sense at all. She should have her instructor talk to her dad and help them find a horse. If he buys a horse obviously not knowing anything about them, it’ll end up a disaster.
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February 6th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Well, her Dad needs to see her ride. Anyway, if she IS a beginner, what she needs is a very experienced horse, not a green youngster! That way, the horse will teach her. Good luck.
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