Horse riding!

Okay so my horse riding tale is quite complicated. I used to ride frequently but when I moved I tried to get myself in at a new riding centre but I could only go every fortnight due to seeing my dad. They told me I couldn't ride there and I was devastated so I hide all my riding away and pretended I no longer cared. Since becoming a student I have the money to ride again and so wanted to take it back up. I got into contact with the same riding school, I was too heavy but this time I was determined! So I joined slimming world and now I'm under the limit but am hacking out with my friend and waiting to join the Equestrian Team at UCLAN in September. I absolutely cannot wait! Here is my and my friend out on the beach with a riding school in Cumbria who I couldn't more highly recommend. Murthwaite Green trekking Centre. Fantastic staff, really friendly and beautiful views. If we get to target next year we will be going on a riding holiday with them :D

To help aid my weight loss I set targets that involved horse riding, my first half a stone was a pair of boots and jodphurs, 1 stone was my own riding hat. My next target will be a 2 hour western ride when I get to 1 and a half.

Although I'm not a large rider I'm not a small rider either so I kinda don't fit into either category any more. I tend to keep to the larger rider groups on Facebook but I feel like I'd be judged to be "too small" to be part of that group. But I'm not too fussed anymore, for me its about the enjoyment of riding not about all the other people and what they think of me. I can't wait for the day I own my own horse. I'm working hard to get there but I've got to buy a house and get married first. Wow there's too much to do!

Becky