Sunday, July 5, 2015

The Importance Of Horseback Riding Private Lessons

By Ruthie Calderon


During leisure time people like to do things that help them relax or unwind. That is why you are likely to see people engaging in sports or entertaining activities like swimming, playing golf, racing, dancing, watching movies etc. However, some people take these activities as their careers and take the necessary measures to improve on them. A good example is people who seek or take horseback riding private lessons.

A simplified definition of horseback riding is when a person moves from one place to the other on the back of a horse. In terms of sports a sportsman can define it as the art of racing on the back of a horse while he or she controlling it. It is preferred in racing because it has a high speed.

The horseback riding lessons can be taken by anyone that is, adults and children. But for kids that are younger than six years, it is recommended that they ride with someone that is either their dad or mom or basically just an older person as they are young to control a horse by themselves. The private lessons usually run all week in certain hours which are mostly meant for first time riders, people who are seeking specified instructions and young riders.

The benefits that riders will experience are; coordination and stability. The rider has to be balanced when riding and that helps him or her become stable and as he races there is a developing coordination between the thighs and the legs. The other benefit is that there is a growing relationship between the rider and the horse as this individual continues to ride on it more often, this relationship creates trust between the two.

The last benefit among many other benefits is that self-esteem, courage and confidence is created on the rider. This happens when riders overcome the challenge of riding a horse especially if she or he is a first time rider and this gives him/her the will to want to overcome any new challenge that may come on his or her way.

It is important to note that though there are benefits there are also risks that maybe involved like a horse can race faster than it was expected and end up throwing the rider to the ground causing serious injuries or leaving him or her dizzy. Apart from racing fast the horse can become frightened of something as it was racing and throw this rider to the ground.

These incidents can cause serious and permanent injuries on an individual both physically and mentally like in a case where the person becomes confined to a wheelchair as a result of race with the horse. The individual becomes traumatized to the extent of causing fear when he or she comes close to this animal.

Though risks are there the likelihood of them occurring are minimal while the benefits are guaranteed that is why a first timer should not think so much of the risks rather concentrate on the benefits especially if they are under the care of an expert. All they need to do is wear the right clothes and know what to do in case something happens.




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