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See what happens when the British riding culture mixes with the Greek one
Today I had a very productive equestrian lesson. We trotted across the surrounding fields and paths and it was amazing. The class lasted for more than an hour -yay! Yanis was very happy with the progress I’ve done in my trot. My posture is not perfect yet, but, well, this is why I still take riding lessons! I was excited to show Yannis and my friends what I’ve learned in Britain, so, here we go, decided to show him how the Britons dismount. It went hilariously wrong!! Please note that the man on the video is a friend and not my instructor. My instructor, Yanis, was just watching. What happened, no…
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The story of this girl will make you take your safety more seriously
I have spoken about helmets before, I am aware of that and I’m going to do it again probably. But today I want to show you a video I found on YouTube, made by a girl who is alive thanks to her helmet, which she hadn’t appreciated too much before her fall. The young lady was doing jumping work, when her horse began to refuse. She fell and ended up to hospital, having broken her helmet, instead of her head. I know what non-helmet riding enthusiasts will say; helmets do more harm than good sometimes. I think that an appropriate helmet is needed, you know, the one that fits your…
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Are horses more responsive than people think? Helping Zimas help himself
This is just one of the numerous other blogs I want to write to support the view that our equine friends are clever creatures, who don’t just respond to commands they have learned during their schooling. After my first horse riding lesson, I read some general things about horses and I remember a text saying that the equine brain has been found able to perform quite complex processes, even solving crosswords. Some people think it’s hilarious to treat a horse like a human and find the image of me interacting with a horse like that quite funny. But some notable experiences I have had prove that we have to look…