Riding is the only sport where your equipment can choose not to cooperate with you. When I started riding at the age of ten, I had never imagined that this was the sport which I would fall for.
How it All Began
I remember my first day, when I had vowed that I would never sit on a horse again in my life. First of all, I was extremely scared of the horses long furry tail, which seemed to swing right and left, wherever he went. I was told that there was nothing to be sacred of the horse would not do anything, but I found the same hard to believe. As the horse started to move, I gave such a loud shriek that I almost made all the other horses in the stable jump.
It took me a little time to adjust with the horses and get to know them. One thing I learnt , It is you must always talk to the horse and it should always listen to you and move.
I participated in my first equestrian show in 2016. I felt it to be the greatest achievement of my life. I was surprised that I was so scared only a few days ago but I was now capable of controlling it. I took part in the class event and the junior race. I managed to come third in my class event and first in the junior race. That was my first prize in riding and I always keep the medal with me whenever I go to Riding or any competition .
The Adrenaline Rush
I was soon promoted to the horse class, where I learnt more new things. I learnt how to jump, canter and many more tricks. I participated in The Gymkhana tournament ,where I was again placed first. In gymkhana I participated in a game called ball and bucket race. I
remember how I struggled to put the ball on the bucket . I had managed to put it once, but the horses tail dropped the bucket. That is why I was always scared of the tail of a horse. But I still managed to come third in that event.
Last month I took part in my third annual equestrian show. I took part in Ladys hacks and the hat game. The horse played up with me very badly in the ladys hack. It started to jump and put his legs up and down, trying his best to make me fall. But I held on to the reins and his hair tightly, so that I wouldn’t fall. I came fourth in that event. In the next event I came second . We had to put our hat on the pole, I did it perfectly in all the rounds except the last round. Seeing the other rider very far I put the hat very casually on the pole, but it was just still for one second and then it fell down, which caused me
to come second. That taught me even when you are close to the finishing line do not be casual – concentrate and win the race!
I used to be scared of many things such as swimming , height etc . After riding , I can very proudly say, that there isn’t a single thing in the world which I am scared of or I cannot do.
