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Are some people just not cut out to have horses?
I don't mean those who can't afford them financially, or those who don't have enough time, are abusive to people/animals, etc.
I mean someone who is genuinely interested in horses, is taking lessons (and has been for a while), wants to learn about them, seems to be financially and emotionally stable... but they just don't quite "get it."
For a mild example (and example only!!), I know a girl at my barn whose father wants to buy her a horse, and though she comes regularly to lessons (and has for some time), seems to really struggle in her lessons and with horse care on the lesson horses. Sometimes it seems she isn't trying, but others it seems she just really doesn't have a clue, despite our trainers' best efforts (as well as the working student's and myself, who answer any question she has for us).
She is a very nice and friendly girl, and doesn't seem to intentionally want to do any harm to the horses, but she does have her moments that make me wonder. She seems to forget what needs to happen from one lesson to the next. Things like how to put polos on (despite being shown almost weekly), the fact that her lesson horse needs polos, that baths are necessary in this heat, how her course should go (after saying it back to the trainer), diagonals, how to unhook/adjust various parts of the bridle, how to adjust her stirrups, not to let the horse cut corners, etc. Every week I hear my trainer working on the same problems- almost more to do with *what* she needs to be doing rather than actual equitation/riding problems.
She is old enough to drive and have a job, so not too young to remember these things from one week to the next.
I feel badly for her, because I'd love it if anyone who loved horses and had the funds could have one... but I'd want those horses to be safe and comfortable as well! (I also feel badly because it seems her father gets grouchy at her for not progressing any so that he can buy her a horse, so perhaps getting the horse isn't her idea/desire at all, but I can't say for certain.)
Enough of the storytelling (since it is merely an example, and not a question of whether this particular girl should get a horse since I am not fully informed of her situation), though, and back to the basic question...
Do you believe that it is possible that a person who loves horses, and wants to learn about them (and does try to learn), can still have a hard enough time understanding basic care and riding principles that they should not own horses?
horsegirl9 - What is your opinion, then, when their "strengths" are neither in riding or horse care, if those are both "weaknesses"? Say, for example, they are very skilled at math/cooking/networking/etc., but the entire "horses" area is a weakness for them- a poor rider/handler and not competent with care? This is more of what I meant through my question. Of course, anyone may own anything, but is it in the horse's best interest in these cases?
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Oh my gosh! There is a girl at the barn I work and train at who is just like this. But, she tends to confuse every horse that she rides. Maybe there is a horse for people like this, but it is painful to watch. I am a firm believer that every horse "chooses" it's rider. Simply, the right horse has to find her. But I know it is frusterating attempting to teach a child who has no intentions of learning or correcting her ways.
- 1 decade ago
First of all horses are hard to "get". When they cant talk to us or anything its hard to understand them. Also riding is another thing that gets confusing and its hard to understand. Some people understand it faster than others. Will some one might need 2 hours to understand the posting trot and to be able to do it right it might take some one else a month or 2. Everyone learns at a different pace and maybe they way they are being taught isn't working for them so maybe they need a new way. Everyone is different.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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- ?Lv 41 decade ago
I don't agree.
With the right horse and instructor, anybody can learn to do basic horse care. It may take them more time than others to understand, but if they are willing to learn, they can own a horse. Perhaps a person has a hard time with horse care, but is an AMAZING rider. They have certain strengths and weaknesses, and they can find a situation to meet their needs, such as boarding their horse so that someone else sees that it's cared for, and they can ride.
- 1 decade ago
No one is "not cute out to have a horse". If a person has passion and a will to learn then thats all it takes. Its kinda like a having a dog, u gotta find the right one that fits their experince and personality.
- acreatureofhopeLv 61 decade ago
Yes, some people just aren't cut out for it. Riding takes a lot of dedication and hard work, and some people may like it, but they just don't get it. It's like some people aren't cut out for music, or art. It really just depends on the person and their dedication.
- 1 decade ago
Of course!
I completely agree with you.
I mean lots of people are horse-lovers, but that doesn't nessarily mean that the are also horse-people.Horses are something you just have to have a knack for, and some people just simpley don't 'have it'.
Simple as that.
