At 01:40:20 on 17.08.10, pantherlady1968 wrote:
sod that, i'd get the whip and give her a few whacks with it and see how she likes it!! don't let anyone bully you, especially not your instructor!! be very careful hun, coz once a horse goes bad and turns on you, it's very difficult to turn it around!! you should NEVER let ANYONE hit your horse with ANYTHING hun.

At 11:02:36 on 06.09.10, jessipixi wrote:
thx, and i should. now that would be fun see how she likes it mwahahah (jokes) but thx anyway

At 01:10:12 on 05.10.10, luvtoride12 wrote:
good for you, that your leaving. no one should treat you that way. (:

At 22:31:25 on 06.10.10, Appaloosa360 wrote:
I know how you feel about instructors bullying you. When riding an exracehorse I found I had no brakes and so ended up doing maybe 8 of 20 x-country jumps.When we came to a sliding stop at the gate after gallopping the length of the field with me hanging on over four jumps (My jumping style is not great at gallop) all my instructor could say was "Now I'll have to jump her properly then." Although I laughed, comments like that hurt for ages and dig deep.

At 01:45:47 on 07.10.10, horseloverrobin4321 wrote:
my idvice is to ignore her do what she tells you to but just do your best ive been riding for seven years and i'm only 13 and my instrctors are mean sometimes and push u a bit hard but u will get used to it but since u are a begginer try every lesson to pay more attention to your habbits and if u get over them she wount bug u as much i know how u feel its like u want to slap her in the face right ive had the same feeling once i was jumping a course and i feel off a very large horse she made me get back on and do it again 2 times with a ex race horse that no matter what leaves her head down so its a very very odd jump !!!

At 20:43:39 on 08.10.10, magnum_wu wrote:
Remember that even though you might be scared of your instructor, YOU are the one paying her to teach you to ride better. If you are doing something wrong by accident, it's because he/she didn't teach you how to do it right. Also, if you're riding your own horse, it's YOUR horse. You paid for it, it belongs to you, your instructor has NO RIGHT to hit your horse. My last instructor did that, and the second she did we left. I've been riding for 10 years, and I think that even though you said you're a beginner that you know what's the right and wrong way to treat a horse. Especially when the owner/rider is watching.

At 09:45:42 on 12.10.10, jessipixi wrote:
thx thast really nice, i have learnt how to gallop and canter really well now ( well at least i think) my horse that i got, we have entered into a dressage course, its my first, so i have learnt so much over these past months, i am more confident now, i feel so good riding because its the only thing that i love so much in the world :D

At 09:45:57 on 12.10.10, jessipixi wrote:
thx thast really nice, i have learnt how to gallop and canter really well now ( well at least i think) my horse that i got, we have entered into a dressage course, its my first, so i have learnt so much over these past months, i am more confident now, i feel so good riding because its the only thing that i love so much in the world :D

At 21:49:48 on 12.10.10, Em28 wrote:
Just read through this thread, it's great that you have moved yards and are doing so well with your riding Jessipixi, Im sure some people having a instructor bullying them would be put off altogether. When I read you first post where you said your instructor said you looked like a 'retard' I was so shocked. Ive never heard of anything like that. She doesnt sound like she will go too far saying comments like that and Im also not sure how you can call it 'teaching'?!. Im sure she will probably put a lot of clients off the yard altogether. Goodluck with your dressage competition

At 20:56:21 on 14.11.10, cocogirl2007 wrote:
You shouldn't let her talk to you like that. So what if she is the yard manager's daughter?! All the more reason for the yard manager to lose her temper! If you are riding your own horse, and it gets too much for you to handle, simply get off and walk over to the gate, not listening to the instructor telling you to get back on. Or if you are riding a school pony, get off, hand the horse to the instructor and walk out the gate. You have better things to do than get yelled at by someone who sounds like they obviously have never worked with children before. Hope this helps, don't be a push-over, stand up for yourself! x