Comments on: HORSE riding? http://horsetraininghelp.com/horse-riding-4 Horse Training Help - Horse Training Tips - Lessons Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: AmandaL http://horsetraininghelp.com/horse-riding-4#comment-201 AmandaL Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:46:34 +0000 #comment-201 I guess it would also depend not only upon the rider/the horse/& the instructor, but also what you define "good" as..... If you define good as Olympic level, Grand Prix jumper, or world class level reiner, etc...... then consider, that *most* of theeeeee top riders have ridden every day of their lives since their early childhood, and have ridden many horses per day. This is best chance of learning - riding more than one horse-- getting that vast experience, it is what will get you over the bumps, and get you to learn your trade better. Ride many horses a day and in 15 years or so, you'll probably be a top competitor, with quality instruction and the right horses, of course. If you consider good a person who can go from not knowing anything to being able to properly ride through a walk,trot, canter, and basically build a safe enough level of skill to go out and enjoy themselves on a trail or something like that, I would say that this goal would probably be acheivable in 12 months--- with the right instruction, the right horse, and regular lessons at least 2 a week. I guess it would also depend not only upon the rider/the horse/& the instructor, but also what you define "good" as…..
If you define good as Olympic level, Grand Prix jumper, or world class level reiner, etc…… then consider, that *most* of theeeeee top riders have ridden every day of their lives since their early childhood, and have ridden many horses per day.
This is best chance of learning – riding more than one horse– getting that vast experience, it is what will get you over the bumps, and get you to learn your trade better. Ride many horses a day and in 15 years or so, you’ll probably be a top competitor, with quality instruction and the right horses, of course.

If you consider good a person who can go from not knowing anything to being able to properly ride through a walk,trot, canter, and basically build a safe enough level of skill to go out and enjoy themselves on a trail or something like that, I would say that this goal would probably be acheivable in 12 months— with the right instruction, the right horse, and regular lessons at least 2 a week.

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