| The factors to take into consideration when | | | | riding skills and to regain your horse's composure |
| deciding where to ride your horse are: where you | | | | before he panicked. |
| keep your horse and your level of experience | | | | The advantage of a big stable yard is being able |
| with horses. Other aspects such as whether you | | | | to ask other riders where they ride. Not only will |
| want to have a pleasure ride or to train your | | | | you learn specific trails, but also the hazards along |
| horse will also factor into the location of where to | | | | those trails, such as a barking dog that never fails |
| ride your horse. | | | | to respond to a horse passing its property. |
| Growing up in the country I had access to a vast | | | | A horse box is a wonderful means of |
| area of dirt roads that lead to open areas for | | | | transportation and certainly opens up the world |
| hacking and trail riding. Both the roads and the | | | | for places to ride your horse. If you do not own |
| country posed their challenges, but I was never | | | | a horsebox and can not afford to purchase one, |
| short of a place to ride. I did however have to | | | | you can always ask the help of other riders. |
| face my fears and leave the safety of our | | | | Some riders will share their horse box just to |
| property if I wanted to ride. | | | | have a companion on the trail; others will lend or |
| If you are learning to ride or if you have a new | | | | rent you a horse box. |
| horse, the best place to ride your horse is in an | | | | With a horse box you can travel to parks where |
| arena. An arena offers a place of less distraction | | | | there are specific trails or bridle paths for horses. |
| than a road or the trails; your horse is less likely | | | | You can travel to competitions where, if you |
| to get a fright and panic. If your horse does panic | | | | entered the competition, you can ride your horse |
| there is usually help close at hand. | | | | in the competition arenas. You could also take |
| Riding in an arena should not be considered boring; | | | | your horse to the competition and choose to ride |
| it is a place to learn trust and confidence for both | | | | him around there, in order to expose him to the |
| the horse and rider. Any horse no matter the | | | | environment. |
| breed or intended discipline to which he is being | | | | When deciding to own a horse for riding, always |
| trained can benefit from being ridden in an arena. | | | | take the time to explore and investigate places to |
| When both horse and rider have a level of | | | | ride before you find a place to stable your horse. |
| communication where the rider feels confident | | | | That way you when you have to choose |
| and in control then they can venture to ride | | | | between the lunge ring or the arena, you are not |
| outside of the arena. With the use of the word | | | | bored and upset because it is the setting you |
| control I mean that in the event of "fight or flight" | | | | chose. If it is however the only option you had at |
| you will be able to react immediately with good | | | | the time, start saving for that horse box. |