Horseback+riding

**Horseback Riding by Shannon Donnelly**

 * **There are two styles of riding, Western and English. **
 * ** English riding requires a shorter and lighter saddle, Western riding requires a bigger heavier and longer saddle. The difference in riding English Western is that an English rider uses the reins that pull the mouth to change the direction and a western rider uses a rein on the horses neck to change direction. **
 * ** Also Western saddles are made with a saddle horn that makes it easier to get on the horse. **


 * **The first step to horseback riding is to purchase or rent the right clothing. **
 * **This includes a helmet, pants, boots, a short or long sleeve shirt, and gloves. **
 * **Next you will need a saddle for the horse, and last but not least, you will need a horse. **


 * **Western horseback riding lessons can cost anywhere from $20 an hour to $100 an hour. **
 * **Taking group lessons tend to be less expensive than private lessons and in group lessons you are able to learn from the others mistakes. **



 Works Cited
 * ** In orde ****r to horseback ride the fear of falling off or even the fear of the horse itself has to be eliminated. **
 * **When falling off of a horse it is important not to try and catch yourself but to try and curl your body up into a ball because if you stick your arms out and try to catch yourself it will most likely result in a broken arm. **