The Overly Defensive Rider

Description

Ride enough dirty stoppers, or dishonest horses in general, and you are likely to become somewhat defensive in your riding. What does this mean? A defensive rider carries around the mental baggage of bad things that have happened in the past, and has a hard time letting go of it - and just riding the horse they are on at the moment. It is perfectly natural for a rider to remember a bad experience, and to have it affect their riding to some degree. But it can paralyze your capacity to ride to the best of your ability. And there are some things you can do to help overcome this problem!