Riding a horse, one of my friends was always horse mad and rode from childhood. In our teens she persuaded me to go riding with her Nothing against the beautiful animals that they are, but really not for me, I'm completely wuss at the thought of getting on one again. I imagine all novices experience the "oh my God I can barely walk" in the aftermath. I was nervous throughout, although mine was very docile I spent all the time fearing it would be spooked and just break into a gallop. I should have known better my mum told me I grizzled as a three year old when I was put on a donkey in the Isle of Wight 