Nothing finer...
Aug. 24th, 2007 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceebeegeeEarlier this week, I finally availed myself of the "See who's in your address book who's also on MySpace" feature. I connected with an old friend, Sanjina, who used to work at Lazard. She is adorable and tiny--she responded all excited, saying her current BF writes for Thoroughbred Daily and she rides at a stable in Park Slope weekly. I wrote back "Uh, I guess we never talked about this but I used to ride a lot as well." She contacted her instructor and we're riding together this Sunday. She said we can do either a trail ride or a lesson in the ring.
Frankly I always prefer just hacking--it's more fun--but I could definitely use a lesson, although I haven't jumped in forever. Sanjina said with a lesson the intructor is able to critique your riding a lot more, which I could probably use. On the other hand, if it's really hot I might prefer just to hack, as it's cooler along the trail.
She told me about some other stables in the area, including one in Jamaica Bay along the beach. We also talked about riding upstate once the colors start appearing--she said it's less expensive up there as well (although I'm not sure how much opportunity I'll have once Christmas Carol starts).
So excited! I would really love to get back into this regularly, although it is NOT a cheap addiction. And hey, if we're riding in Park Slope, I should convince Kenneth to come along, since I've got some britches that fit him...I gave him a riding lesson backstage once. "Jack your heels down in the stirrups, because the foundation of horsemanship is your seat--that is, how much leg you have on the horse. Soft hands, now--you want to feel the horse's mouth just a little bit..." I told him I expected him to retain all of that once he took his first lesson ;)
Frankly I always prefer just hacking--it's more fun--but I could definitely use a lesson, although I haven't jumped in forever. Sanjina said with a lesson the intructor is able to critique your riding a lot more, which I could probably use. On the other hand, if it's really hot I might prefer just to hack, as it's cooler along the trail.
She told me about some other stables in the area, including one in Jamaica Bay along the beach. We also talked about riding upstate once the colors start appearing--she said it's less expensive up there as well (although I'm not sure how much opportunity I'll have once Christmas Carol starts).
So excited! I would really love to get back into this regularly, although it is NOT a cheap addiction. And hey, if we're riding in Park Slope, I should convince Kenneth to come along, since I've got some britches that fit him...I gave him a riding lesson backstage once. "Jack your heels down in the stirrups, because the foundation of horsemanship is your seat--that is, how much leg you have on the horse. Soft hands, now--you want to feel the horse's mouth just a little bit..." I told him I expected him to retain all of that once he took his first lesson ;)
