Horseback riding is a great experience. If done right you bond with the horse and make a friend. If you do it wrong, you make an enemy who is several hundred pounds your senior and has time to think about how to make your experience miserable.
Horses have personalities. Many times, very strong and stubborn personalities! Treat them right, with respect (and treats), and they will accept you.
no kidding? They get mischievous like that?
They seriously do. It could be something as simple as a swipe with their tail, bumping you as you walk by, playing games so the saddle loosens up (so yo slip off), or running under a low branch to knock you off during a ride. Oh yea, they think about it.
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