bucket list nerves

Excellent! Well done!

Now that's what I call really living the dream! What a lovely break and I'm glad your boy enjoyed it too

Jen - so pleased for you!

Wow! Sounds like you had an amazing time. Lucky, lucky you.

It was wonderful!!
Great place in Cumbria with miles of off road riding,great food and a hot tub.I took it easy on Friday,no cantering just trotted and walked for 2 hours through the forest but on Saturday we went for it!! My lad was amazing and we've had a glorious time,3 hour rides with lots of fast riding and I don't ache much at all.Sunday was 3 hours with swimming in the river,great fun. Planning on going for 3 nights next year.
Thanks for the encouragement

I had to stop in my mid 50's bleep RA and swollen knees but, I'm so glad I rode for as long as I could. I taught myself, like lovingit, we lived on the coast when I was in my early teens, so I could 'help' with the beach ponies.
I had lessons in my 30's - what a difference that made.
Have a great time

The Queen does it, so go and enjoy! I've never been on a horse - they seem very high up - but I do dream about riding one along a beach in the surf

Take it easy and enjoy your weekend!

It sounds like an exciting holiday, Lovingit. where are you all going?
My horseriding experience is limited to my early teens. We lived near the beach and I used to help the girl who owned the beach ponies to exercise them. They weren't all little plump ponies, some were capable of galloping fast along the mile-long+ stretch of hard sand. Then around the dunes.
It was great fun. My favourite was grey and white Winston.
So enjoy the freedom.

I have only been on a horse once; it was a terrifying experience for me, and, I am sure, for the horse and at least one of us never did it again! But I envy anyone who can ride. We have a lot of stables round here and I love to see people out riding. Youngsters especially, they are so poised! (But why are they always girls? Don't see many boys!). Go for it, take it at your pace, and have a wonderful time! Let us know how you get on.

Oh how lovely!!! Enjoy every single second.

Oh hope you have a wonderful time!

Enjoy it, but don't try to keep up with the youngsters. That applies to the wine and the riding!

Have a great time. Love the description of what you are taking with you. Must be the alliteration, always raises a smile!

Do go and enjoy yourself, albeit gingerly at first. You know what they say about regretting the things you don't do !!

You'll have a sore bum and achey knees for a while. Within three weeks your body will have adapted. Take the painkillers and chill with the wine. Those added to exhaustion from riding all day will make sleep possible in the early days .

Go and enjoy yourself! I had to give up riding in my fifties thanks to arthritic knees and really missed it.

You might find the wine is more helpful than the painkillers

Go, , do what you feel comfortable doing, but above all, enjoy!

I had to give up having my own nag some years ago, now can't afford one and wonder if I'm even physically capable of riding, the joints are playing up a bit and I'm not even 60 (yet)