View Single Post
Old 04-30-2016, 12:28 AM   #12
johndallman
Night Watchman
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Mount and Riding

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Masters View Post
One can sit on a horse and just kind of hope ...
Riding isn't like sitting in a car. You need to use your legs fairly continuously to keep from being jolted to a pulp. This is simple enough that you learn it in your first day's familiarisation, but it's why people who have never ridden at all find the first day so bad.
johndallman is offline   Reply With Quote