I want to take horseback riding lessons after 20 years out of the saddle, where can I go to start?
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Find a qualified stable.\n\nCoach
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I hope it's not too late.  This is very informative.  Maybe it will help.http://www.equineonline.net/uk/equestrian_articles/seabiscuit.htm
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Try this site http://www.andalusian-horses.org/
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Try www.horseinfo.com or www. ntra.com
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Just type in Equine. You will get 20,900,000 sites I'm sure you can get some good information from one of the site's.\n Good luck!
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Get someone to hold the horses bridle while you get on,and then let the person lead you around for a while until you get your confidence back.you could also try a different, more placid animal. Falling off is never as bad as it seems,as you found out!
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I would try local farmers, ask them as they all usually ride very well. My daughter never had any professional lessons but rode at the farm and we also rode horse several times in Egypt. Finally she had one professional lesson and the teacher was amazed and said she learned more in half an hour than some of her students had in a year.
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First, you need to go to a school for training horses.  I suggest finding someone that you like, such as John Lyons, Pat Parrelli or Chris Cox...do your research and find the best one.  There are also Cowboy and Cowgirl camps that you can attend and hone your skill.  PLUS, having taken riding lessons of course will help.  Then, buy you a little unbroke pony and with a friend with you incase of injury, get to it!  Good luck!
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yeah dont do it\ni was in your boat completely, right now u need to take lessons and learn as much as u can. by getting one horse you will beriding just that horse for a long time, along with working 15 hours a day to pay for everything! \nmy father wouldnt help me, and i became a better rider and horsewoman because of it. i rode all different horses all different styles and am now applying to vet school to become an equine vet. my dad still thinks it is a "phase" i will outgrow, but when i moved to the middle east to study the arabian breed i think it finally got through to him that this is my life.\nby sticking with it and doing the best you can, your parents will either come around or youll get the means to get a horse yourself. \nlol im just thinking about if i had bought the horse my trainer wanted me to buy... i would never had learned dressage or reining! \ngood luck!
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Try the rodeo association in Fort Madison, IA,  There are a lot of riders in the area.
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You don't mention where you are... Best bet is to check with your local jurisdiction. In Canada, it would be the provincial federation - they establish and enforce the rules for all recognized equestrian competition.
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Check your local yellow pages for FFA clubs, (Future Farmers of America), 4-H clubs, thoroughbred ranches, horse shows, county fairs, race tracks, and large animal vets.Then call them up and ask if they care for horses or know someone who does. Once you find out who does, call them up and ask if they would take volunteers or know someone who does. See if you can find someone who is willing to let your daughter volunteer.  If she impresses them with her willingness to work hard and do exactly what she is told she will gain more and more access. Don't give up. Sometimes all it takes to get started in any field is a dream and lots of persistence. If she is able to work things out so that she can meet and/or volunteer for a trainer by all means jump on it.\n\nOther things that will help: \n\n1) Biology classes\n2) Membership in ANY local club or charity, but \nespecially one with access to horses.\n3) ANY access to horses: friends, clubs, tracks, \nshows, farms, ranches, etc.\n4) A genuine desire to learn and work hard. \nAttitude and hard work counts for 90%.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nCalico.Kitty
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If you contact your local pony club, I am sure that they will know of any adult events and organizations.\n\nHope this helps!
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If you go to a riding stable for a one-hour or afternoon trail ride, you will most likely be riding a horse wearing a Western saddle, who is accustomed to different riders.\n\nMost of the places I visit to do this are fun, because I look for well run, clean barns with well cared for horses and friendly staff.\n\nStay away from any place where the horses look sick and the people are surly.\n\nIf you decide to take riding lessons, some places teach using Western saddles, others use English saddles.  English saddles are smaller, lighter, do not have a saddle horn to hold on to, and you learn to use your legs and your balance to move in rhythm with the horse.\n\nI have taken lessons and leased horses long term.  It's worth the money to go to a well-run place and learn properly.  Then if you want to go for a trail ride, you'll be able to ride at a trot or canter, instead of just a walk.\n\nI always wear a riding helmet.  Even the most experienced riders fall - remember Christopher Reeve?  He was a million times better than I'll ever be.  \n\nAs long as you use common sense and choose your stable carefully, horseback riding is the best fun in the world.
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I don't know about instruction...but a good place to go if you ever learn is near the mason-dixon line on the smokey ridge mountains...it's called high rock or something.  and it's like a 3 hour drive from pittsburgh and i've seen a lot of people doing it there.
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The best site I know to direct you too is back to the horse's mouth, so to speak.  Try searching at the two sites below for your answer.
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i've found some in SA but not in cape town\n\nwww.equestrianleague.org.za\nwww.saprivateschools.co.za/natal/racing_academy.html \n\nand another in Johansberg\n\nhttp://www.braeside.100megsfree5.com/