Eve vdS
Looking for riding lesson teacher
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Hello everyone!
I am a first year university student looking for someone who is willing to commute in order to provide riding lessons.
I started riding my little 11hh pony in grade 3, and then went to a lesson barn throughout grade 9 and 10 when I got to big for him. Then we got Lady who you see posted in this ad. Although I have been riding for quite some time I never really got any true knowledge on how to break in a horse or ride in a traditional way. It was always just me and my little pony who I trained as an 8 year old in my backyard with the help of a riding lesson teacher.
I have had this beautiful girl, Lady for now 3 years. She is turning 15 this may, and is a paint quarter horse that stands at 15'2hh. She is a little bit of an anxious girl, but regardless she tries to to her best and has gentle nature once you get to know her. But if course, she is easily won over with a good ol' carrot!
Currently we need a little bit of extra help. I had been riding her consistently for 2 years and last summer I didn't have her as a priority. This resulted in her becoming very sour last summer and not letting me get on her.
Since then I have spent more one on one time doing ground work and sarting her from scratch. I am now able to get back on her and ride. However, I know I have some knowledge gaps that are not allowing us to progress the way I would like.
We bought her with hopes of her becoming a jumper for me. However, she was bought her sight unseen from Saskatchewan and she did not come as broke as I had hoped... I started her over jumps 2 summers ago but quickly realized she was missing a lot of basic foundational training. And I realized I didn't have enough jumping experience nor regular knowledge and experience myself to help her along. Since then I have been doing my very best.
I have been riding in a dressage saddle while trying to simply tune her in the basics. Such as collecting her head, transitioning from walk to trot and canter. Picking up the correct lead in the canter, and adjusting her spead in the trot and canter. And moving off pressure with your leg which she did not come with.
As a full time student and working full time in my summers with other excuses I am terrible for coming up with, we are at a stand still. Most of her issues and lack of progress come from my lack of experience, and I acknowldge that. We debated sending her for training when we first got her but I dug my heels in and bit off more than I could chew when I decided to do it myself.
I would love it if someone would to be able to comute to us 2-3 times a month for around an hour to give me and her some pointers. I am open to prices, we can discuss it together :)
I am a first year university student looking for someone who is willing to commute in order to provide riding lessons.
I started riding my little 11hh pony in grade 3, and then went to a lesson barn throughout grade 9 and 10 when I got to big for him. Then we got Lady who you see posted in this ad. Although I have been riding for quite some time I never really got any true knowledge on how to break in a horse or ride in a traditional way. It was always just me and my little pony who I trained as an 8 year old in my backyard with the help of a riding lesson teacher.
I have had this beautiful girl, Lady for now 3 years. She is turning 15 this may, and is a paint quarter horse that stands at 15'2hh. She is a little bit of an anxious girl, but regardless she tries to to her best and has gentle nature once you get to know her. But if course, she is easily won over with a good ol' carrot!
Currently we need a little bit of extra help. I had been riding her consistently for 2 years and last summer I didn't have her as a priority. This resulted in her becoming very sour last summer and not letting me get on her.
Since then I have spent more one on one time doing ground work and sarting her from scratch. I am now able to get back on her and ride. However, I know I have some knowledge gaps that are not allowing us to progress the way I would like.
We bought her with hopes of her becoming a jumper for me. However, she was bought her sight unseen from Saskatchewan and she did not come as broke as I had hoped... I started her over jumps 2 summers ago but quickly realized she was missing a lot of basic foundational training. And I realized I didn't have enough jumping experience nor regular knowledge and experience myself to help her along. Since then I have been doing my very best.
I have been riding in a dressage saddle while trying to simply tune her in the basics. Such as collecting her head, transitioning from walk to trot and canter. Picking up the correct lead in the canter, and adjusting her spead in the trot and canter. And moving off pressure with your leg which she did not come with.
As a full time student and working full time in my summers with other excuses I am terrible for coming up with, we are at a stand still. Most of her issues and lack of progress come from my lack of experience, and I acknowldge that. We debated sending her for training when we first got her but I dug my heels in and bit off more than I could chew when I decided to do it myself.
I would love it if someone would to be able to comute to us 2-3 times a month for around an hour to give me and her some pointers. I am open to prices, we can discuss it together :)
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2026-04-19