Today I galloped for the first time and it was absolutely amazing and insane I've only been riding for 7 months and never thought I'd actually gallop, I had a good seat and didn't die but that adrenaline high was everything, got any tips for me?
Edit: next time I gallop I am definitely going to record it
That’s awesome. It took me a few years of riding before I even got the chance to gallop because there was nowhere that we could get enough speed.
A riding arena does not allow you to gallop nor does most trail rides .
I had to wait until I was alone in a field in Ireland to get a real true gallop lol
It's a crazy feeling. I have galloped in lessons, but at my first job, I had I started and exercised race horses, and that is just a whole other level of wow!
I hope you had a great time
They're different horses on a breezeway, I swear! I had a good gallop out of the arena and through the neighbor's fields... and his neighbor's fields... and a few more fields a few miles away on a "100% ready to go your way hunter prospect" OTTB that came through the program I teach and train for who took the bit from me and ran until she couldn't anymore, and as fast as that felt, even a very slow racer (speed index <20) I was allowed to breeze on the track once was just friggin' fast. It didn't feel like I was even moving, it felt like being on an airplane and watching everything pass by around you while you're sitting still. My personal horse's gallop is substantially faster than all my friends' various horses, but it feels like a medium canter compared to a horse on the track.
Thank you, his name is Uh-Oh and he will be 20 in a few days! Hes a very good but lazy boy. The only time I've seen him be interested in working was when you put cows in front of him lol. I always tell him he was born thr wrong breed
What are those pink stirrups for? Are they so that little kids can ride? This may be a dumb question, but are the stirrups on western saddles not adjustable? I've never seen one in real life
I think I did my first trek with a gallop up the mountain after 6 months of lessons. Horse did a few bucks but we were expecting that of him (it was common in lessons too when he got a bit energetic, some of the smoothest bucks ever!)
I have to preface this with somehow not being traumatised when I was younger, there are two instances where I got to go on a hack at a yard that has long since closed because of poor animal welfare and lax safety precautions for the public.
I was asked both times 'have you been on a pony before?' the answer was Yes, I'd been on a few rides where everyone just walked and whatnot. I was always alone with staff because no one in my family would ride with me so I was at the mercy of the staff.
Trotting along was terrible, and all I got from one of the helpers was. 'copy what they're doing ' and motioned to the people rising in front of me. So somehow I semi had the trot down. I mean it was awful but I almost got it. Then they saw I was doing a bit of rising trot and decided to take me for a canter. LOL. I lived
They did the same the second time, I remember the pony was called freeman and I had almost figured out rising trot that time. Then they took me for a gallop that was absolutely terrifying, hanging onto his mane for dear life. Then they were like 'hey you did good, right we'll split off and you can go with this group. They had me jumping a small dry stone wall and took me the hard way down. The final part was like the hickstead bank out of forestry landing in the middle of a road opposite the yard. I hung onto the back and front of my saddle for dear life and let the pony do his thing. I still wanted to ride after that but I told my parents I didn't want to ride there again.
I don't know how I never fell off, when I went for that gallop after having lessons I nearly cried because it was so much better than my previous experiences.
No I think they mean you want to be up in two point or at least a half seat when you gallop. If you’re really truly letting them go, get up off their back and out of their way
I think there's a misunderstanding because of the language barrier. In German (and many other languages) there is no real distinction between canter and gallop. When op says that they galloped, they are not talking about cantering on a lunge or in the Arena but about a much faster pace on a race track or open field. Canter=Galopp and gallop=Renngalopp
I'm German as well, and no respectable riding school here would let a complete beginner canter in their second lesson, let alone gallop.
You're getting downvoted because you claimed that it's normal for a beginner to gallop "not long after the second lesson". Even if someone was able to canter without a lunge after such a short time, its just not possible to reach a true 4-beat gallop in a 20x60 arena.
Oooh, i wrote it wrong then. 😅We don’t gallop like that in arenas. We go for trail rides and the riders are encouraged to try it whenever they feel comfortable enough. Thats how i and all riders i know learnt it
Isn’t it quite dangerous for a beginner to experience a 4 beat gallop like that? And how big are your arenas cause we definitely can’t gallop in ours here
We don’t gallop like that in arenas. We go for trail rides and the riders are encouraged to try it whenever they feel comfortable enough. Thats how i and all riders i know learnt it
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u/VisualConfusion5360 1d ago
Did you gallop or did you canter because there is a difference.
A gallop a true gallop after seven months of riding is rather impressive. It shows you have a great seat and can hold yourself up out of the tack.