Did you REALLY think that Horse Riding was EASY?!

Thank you to everyone who has viewed and commented on this video, my video making skills were a bit rusty back then; sorry for the bad quality.

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[Haflingerluv99]

List of riding essentials continued

5) Keep your heels down

6) Don't pinch with your knees

7) Move with the horse

8) Look straight ahead and stay balanced

9) Stay in tune and watch his/her body position

10) Keep rein contact -DON'T PULL!

This is only the tip of riding essentials. Who knows, maybe your a child riding prodigy (doubt it)? But I think EVERYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A VIDEO OF YOUR RIDING SKILLS! YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE! Sry for the shouting. I dont want an argument. Good Day&Hapy Trails

[Haflingerluv99]

Wow. I just read all the comments to lilhotponkg, and, well, it looks like people disagree STRONGLY with what you said. And so do I. Yes, horseback riding can be easy, if you are not doing all the things that gets the horse in tune with you and allows you to do amazing things with the shift of your weight. Here's a few:

1) Gently squeeze your hand alternately to soften his mouth.

2) Shift you weight with every stride

3) Squeeze with your entire leg

4) Keep you back straight - good position

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[8silverboy]

People at school always say it is easy but they are so wrong you need to be commited and confident and take whatever it throughs at you x

[megloverofprince]

Poor horses!

[Theaussievloger]

@spagssmiles mate every aspect of horse riding is just as hard as each other. any decent rider would know that

[Theaussievloger]

@roo4lyfe true but in horse riding. one mistake can cost you your life. the abilty to walk or see or you could end up a vegtable. and thats possible even in the very begining

[horselover3476]

It s not easy at all it only looks easy cuz of the skill and intense training and practice us equestrians posses and go through and the special bond most if us have with our horses it's the deadliest sport known to man we dnt hear of deaths coursed by it cuz there's just so many so before u say it's easy think bout how many riders have been killed or fatally injured from either falling off, being kicked or trampled half to death

[roo4lyfe]

no, i know riding really isnt easy, i know, but the first inute and a half atleast, is just horses and riders making mistakes, thats not what makes it hard, its hard because you have to have skill.. anyone makes mistakes, in any sport...just saying:)

[angela122345678]

@lilhotpinkg I'm 13 and I can handle green horses. I was also on one by the time I was sitting up. It's not easy, and if you think it is then there might be something partially wrong with your brain. Believe me, staying on one that's going through a bucking tantrum and just thinking "Not again!" shows pure bravery. It's even harder just to encourage the forward movement in young ones instead of punishing them for bucking and rearing.

[Mshorserider18]

i think english is hard never tried western but it looks easier

[spagssmiles]

this doesnt proove that english riding is hard. western riding is hard. english is easy. and this is just a video of jumping fails. things like this wouldnt happen to the same person everyday.

[ilhorses101]

And yes horse back riding is difficult. I have to say that it get rid of my difficulties of the day and it's all I can think about.