Thanks guys!!!! Like I said, I have never taken a formal lesson before, my mom has taught and is still teaching me everything, and I really didn't think you gripped your knees while riding Western (even though in a weird way, it does make a little sense to me only, but don't worry, I don't grip with my knees ) And I don't ride English....... at all, and the more I kept thinking about it, pinching/gripping with your knees, the more I thought of "ouch, that seems like it hurts"

Hello all! I have a question that may sound a little dumb and that's why I am here, seeking you help. My friend and I were talking and she said that when she rides Western, she grips/"pinches" with her knees, much like she does when she rides English. I have never really thought of pinching/gripping with my knees while riding Western, but if I think about it, it does make sense. I've read online that pinching/gripping with your knees while riding Western throws you off balance and

Quote: First off, welcome to our addiction, er, forum I think you'll like it here Now, the way I see it... you can either find a trainer to work with you and the mare, or, what I think would be better, is to sell her and find a more suitable horse. Certainly nothing wrong with that choice! Riding should be FUN I've been riding for... 15 years now, most of that time in lessons. I'm still taking lessons, in fact. Anyhow, I've worked with many green horses, broke some with a trainer, broke one on my

Thank you all for helping me! I really think we are doing the right thing, about selling this mare. She's a wonderful horse, and I just feel absolutley horrible because she's just sitting out there and not being used for anything. I want her to go to a home where her potential can be exposed. She loves to work, and I think she would make a great cowhorse. I want her to be happy and I can just feel it when we ride, that she's not having a good time, because I'm tensed up and worried and she feels

Hello all. I am in a pickel!!!! Ok, I am 17 years old and own two horses. I cannot ride either of them, due to one with a stifle injury and one due to lamintis. That's totally fine, I'm not complaining. I got my first horse when I was 10, but couldn't really ride her, because she was so green!!! And we've all heard it before, green and green do not match! We waited a few years, then I started to ride her. Well, I had a pretty nasty spill. It scared me and I didn't ride for a long time. Then I got