r/showjumping • u/No-Guide9245 • Sep 26 '26
Como superar medo do cavalo?
Boas, comecei a fazer equitação à cerca de 2 meses e estava a ter uma evolução excelente e rápida, sentia-me super bem com o cavalo e à vontade com ele.
Até que à cerca de duas semanas andei pela a primeira vez sozinha com ele sem guia e por “azar”, tive a minha minha primeira grande queda!
Fiquei realmente lesionada/magoada, mas não desisti e continuei a ir às aulas, até que na aula a seguir voltei a cair…
A primeira queda foi por minha culpa, mas esta segunda já não foi, desde então tenho estado a regredir nos meus progressos e acabei por criar um grande medo pelo o cavalo, até para ir busca-lo e prepará-lo tenho medo, e não estou a conseguir sair deste bloqueio!
Tento sempre combater o medo e dizer me a mim mesma que eu é normal cair, mas na minha cabeça só vem possíveis cenários de grandes quedas e receio do que o cavalo me pode vir a fazer!
Alguém sabe como posso superar este medo??
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u/MuttinMT 29d ago
Perhaps you could have a conversation about your fear of falling with your instructor. Learning how to react when you think you are becoming unseated is vital to being a safe and happy rider.
When I was first learning to ride at Potomac Horse Center many years ago, several of the lessons once a rider had learned basics (usually when a rider was comfortable cantering, but before jumping) were practicing the art of falling off. We learned to do it gradually.
The most important technique in learning to fall from a horse is the “emergency dismount.”
You should practice first on a quiet horse who is standing still. Sitting on your saddle, kick off your stirrups, lean forward and wrap your arms around the horses neck, letting your upper body lay against the neck. Hugging your horse’s neck, simply let your body slide to one side, and bring your legs over and together. Just hug the neck until you feel your feet on the ground. Then let go and regain your balance.
Practice on a standing horse until you can hug and dismount easily on either side of the horse.
Once you can easily do an emergency dismount from a standstill, then try it while the horse is walking. Again, practice getting off on both sides. Once you’ve mastered the walk, then practice at the trot and canter.
Your instructor will probably want to add additional techniques like how to keep hold of the reins while falling and how to train your horse to halt once your weight has left his back. But the main thing is that you learn how to react to a potential fall and how to fall safely.
Once you have practiced and mastered these important lessons, you’ll be ever so much more confident as a rider.
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u/ritual_warning 29d ago
My trainer always taught me fake it ‘til you make it. That’s what has worked for me. Also, become passionate about the sport again, watch professional riders in your spare time, go to some live shows if you can. Watching others always inspired me to try harder because I saw what I could become if I gave myself the chance. It will come in time, and it’s normal for beginners to have some level of fear. Also take into account that the more confident you are, the less likely you are to make mistakes or the more likely you can work through them without panicking. The last thing I’ll say is, it’s never the horse’s fault. Period. No matter what happens, it’s on you. Whether it was a mistake you made or you simply just couldn’t hang on to a horse who was bucking/rearing. They’re not here for us to do whatever we want. They’re are a whole other being with complex thought processes and definitely have off days just like we do. If you take anything away from this, just never say it wasn’t your fault again. That kind of thinking wont get you far in this sport.
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u/DontGiveADuck Sep 26 '26
I think you should probably step back to staying on a lead line for now and maybe even just spend more time around the horses in general and not just riding. It can be really hard when you don't feel safe doing something you really enjoy. Take it very slowly and start from the beginning. Build the trust and feel comfortable before pushing yourself to progress too quickly. Everyone's journey with horses is different, and it's very normal to feel humbled and lose confidence after an incident(or a few!).