eden
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Post by eden on Dec 29, 2011 19:32:34 GMT 1
I only ride 2 times a week, but If for a reason I could not ride I would not be upset, I just really like doing the ground work rather than the riding? Is this odd? I'm looking forward to Sophia having a pony and helping her with the pony  . Its not a interest thing as I love being around them and doing all the jobs and caring for them. |
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daisysp8
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Post by daisysp8 on Dec 29, 2011 19:49:11 GMT 1
Not at all ... see my thread about this year. Groundwork to me is just as important (if not more so) that riding.
I love just 'being' with mine, and if i`m having wibbles we just have a play .... most of the time with hacking, we tack up and then head out on foot, and i`ll get on for a bit and get off again for a while. Though i`ve built it up and the last few times i`ve ridden, and i`ve stayed on for all the route. But when we start again in the new year, it will be from the ground ;D
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Post by sophielouise on Dec 29, 2011 19:56:30 GMT 1
Absolutely nothing wrong with that at all - there is no law at all, that says everyone who owns/rides/looks after horses must ride and enjoy it!
I find groundwork fascinating and would it just as much as the riding side of horses if I couldn't do it.
Don't put pressure on yourself and just enjoy what you do - it is supposed to be fun after all ;D
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Kayti
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Post by Kayti on Dec 29, 2011 22:15:21 GMT 1
Perhaps it is worth remembering that to become an IH MRPCH or RA you do not have to ride. There is no examination or assessment or course work that requires you to sit in a saddle and ride a horse.
So if it is good enough for an IH qualification.... i can't see the problem :-)
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Post by clara81 on Dec 30, 2011 10:53:21 GMT 1
Perhaps it is worth remembering that to become an IH MRPCH or RA you do not have to ride. There is no examination or assessment or course work that requires you to sit in a saddle and ride a horse. So if it is good enough for an IH qualification.... i can't see the problem :-) Oh! I always wondered about that but daren't ask!  When I left school I wanted to work with horses but not riding and all the college courses then involved a riding assesment so I wouldn't do it  |
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Post by antares on Dec 30, 2011 12:17:03 GMT 1
I love doing groundwork with my youngster but the majority of the things we do are exercises that will help in our ridden career and I'm not sure I would keep horses if I wasn't riding (retired friends an exception!!) Each to their own and all that so if you're happy doing more groundwork than riding then that's great  |
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Post by laurac on Dec 30, 2011 13:29:54 GMT 1
Ive spent much of 4 yrs doing ground work with my big fella as he wasnt up to being ridden and i really enjoy it
I do ride friends horses which is nice but i'd much rather be on my own
Little biscuit is too small to ride so we do some inhand stuff which we also enjoy ;D
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Post by 2 bays & a grey:D on Dec 30, 2011 14:21:55 GMT 1
I love the ground work, it really helps build that special bond between you and the horse
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Post by Yann on Dec 31, 2011 0:32:12 GMT 1
I agree, I really love riding but doing stuff with them on the ground makes all the difference.
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. Its not a interest thing as I love being around them and doing all the jobs and caring for them.
When I left school I wanted to work with horses but not riding and all the college courses then involved a riding assesment so I wouldn't do it 
