Debbie Burgermeister 2

“Ten Tips for Beginner Horse Lovers to Have a Safer Start with Horses”

“Ten Tips for Beginner Horse Lovers to Have a Safer Start with Horses”

About Debbie
– If you would like to know more about Debbie then have a look at her first interview (012)
http://horsechats.com/debbieburgermeister

About This Epsiode
– “Ten Tips for Beginner Horse Lovers to Have a Safer Start with Horses”

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“Ten Tips for Beginner Horse Lovers to Have a Safer Start with Horses”

1 – Get Professional assistance to prevent accidents – horses are dangerous animals if you don’t do things right.

2 – Don’t go out and buy a horse until you have sufficient experience. If you haven’t learnt to handle a horse, ride a horse up to canter or how to train a horse then don’t go out and buy one.

3 – Buy the correct gear/equipment. If you are going to learn properly then invest in a pair of riding boots and a comfortable, good fitting helmet.

4 – Buy a horse that is best for you. If someone is pushing you to buy a horse then they usually have something to gain and are not looking at what’s best for you

5 – Listen to an experienced coach. Listen to a coach that has been around horses their whole life at has experienced many different horse disciplines and types of horses. (If someone has only done one type of discipline they might not be able to point you on the best path for your needs.)

6 – Remember that starting our should be fun – It’s not about competition, there is lots to learn before this path.

7 – Get exposure to learning how to do EVERYTHING from the ground up. Make sure you don’t just get riding lessons. Ask if you can learn horse care as well, offer to help with the stable duties at your local centre.

8 – Understand that horses involve hard work. Which includes daily care and how to use a shovel, the lovely smell of manure, how to tie knots and how to fix things that break and make things safe.

9 – Conquer the fear and learn, how to manage horses safely. With fear you will get hurt and won’t be able to become the boss and you will never be able to control a horse well enough. Horses that feel fear will stomp all over you. Maybe not your lovely quiet riding school horse, but it will happen throughout your horse life.

10 – Make sure your instructor challenges you to progress and constantly more forward with your riding skills and learn new things. Staying at a walk or slow trot will not prepare you for a spooky or naughty horse or a bad weather day or a trail ride when a car goes past too fast. You need to learn everything about riding up to canter and how to move a horse slow and fast and how to stop and turn and how to move your horse through different patterns and exposure to different disciplines.

Time Stamps
01:10 – Background
02:18 – Get professional assistance to prevent accidents
03:05 – Don’t go out and buy a horse until you have sufficient experience
04:25 – Buy the correct gear/equipment.
05:17 – Buy a horse that is best for you.
06:18 – Listen to an experienced coach
06:47 – Experience with different disciplines and had different types of horses.
07:15 – Starting out should be fun
08:17 – Get exposure to learning how to do EVERYTHING from the ground up.
09:05 – Understand that horses involve hard work.
10:50 – Conquer the fear and learn how to manage horses safely
13:11 – Make sure your instructor challenges you to progress and constantly more forward with your riding skills and learn new things
14:39 – Debbie’s Book – Horse Riding Lessons for Beginners
15:06 – Debbie’s Book – Equine Essentials Cheat Sheet Summaries
16:31 – Contact: see details below

Debbie’s Contact Details
Phone: 07 5667 7468 or + 61 7 5667 7468
Email: info@horseridinghub.com.au
Website: horseridinghub.com.au

Music
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