Owwch...Pains from riding.?

Question

I just started learning to ride yesterday , and after the lesson and then the trail ride yesterday and today, I'm so sore.(Well duh, Ha ha :]) Any tips on helping with the pain so when I trot tomorrow it won't be killing me?

Thanks in advance :),

Emily.

Answer 1

Well as my mom says: Suck it up and ride! If I am sore I take an asprin take a warm bath and get a good nights sleep!

Answer 2

eat bananas

they have lots of potassium which willl help with sore muscles.

Answer 3

Take pain killers adn do lots of stretching. The only way to get rid of sore muscles is to stretch them. good luck

Answer 4

Forget the remedies and just keep riding on a regular basis. Its just like riding a bicycle or jogging for the first time. The first few times you jog 3 miles, if your body isn't used to it, are painful.

Do some stretching exercises before you go to bed at night and in the morning before you ride.

Also don't ride every single day at first. Give your body a chance to recover. It needs to rebuild those muscles, that is why you are sore. You are using muscles you have never used before. There is only one real way to get over this: keep riding so that your body keeps using those leg muscles. After a few weeks you will be feeling great and won't get sore anymore.

Potassium is involved in initiating muscle contraction, but that has nothing to do with your muscles being sore. Your muscles are sore because you have stressed muscles that your body is not used to using and lactic acid etc.

David

http://gentlenaturalhorseman.blogspot.co...

Answer 5

I remember my first time :]

Good Job. Your trotting on day 2

I didnt trot for like a month O_O

If its your legs that are sore its totaly normal its because they arent

as strong once your ride for long your legs get not muscular like they get.... strong? lol My legs get sore when i take a break from riding then get on again.

Answer 6

Epsom salts in a warm bath always works for me!

Answer 7

ibyprofen

work on a posting trot

Answer 8

Take a bath in Epsom Salts. You can buy them anywhere. Just fill up a bath tub and pour a fair amount in. They will dissolve

Answer 9

The more you ride the easier it is,

after a little while there wont be anymore pain.

just suck it up Buttercup

Answer 10

stretch stretch stretch. tomorrow, stretch before you ride. soaking in a hot bath, hot tub, or pool feels great.  

Answer 11

If it fells like your legs are magnets and are not attracting then try gripping with your knees less.

Answer 12

IN that area, horse back riding is no different than any other outdoor activity.  It is just a regular use of those muscles that prevent the soreness and stiffness.  Just keep riding regularly and you will never have a sore muscle.  I have ridden regularly for years, not every day, not for X amount of hours, but trail riding on a regular basis, long hours in a saddle when I did ride.  This sure helped with not getting sore.  I now have had a slow year with riding but because of the years of riding regularly, I still do not have the aches and pains that some get when the get on a horse after not riding for a long time...I guess maybe the muscles have a memory or something, and old memories die hard.  lol  just keep riding and it will get better, I promise.

Answer 13

Hi Emily!

You'll be feelin' it until you develop the proper muscles to carry yourself on your horse! Here are a couple of things you can do for yourself:

Go to a natural foods store, Whole Foods, Elephant Pharmacy, etc., and buy a tube of Traumeel. This is a homeopathic creme or gel that treats bruising and muscle soreness. Even with one use your body says, "Ahhhhhhh" and the bruising and soreness truly leave.

Sit down on the floor and stretch your body. Just feel your body and ask it where it would like to feel stretched, more relaxed, etc. Be sure to breathe in a relaxed way while you stretch, let it be a comforting exercise rather than "gotta prepare and do my stretches" sort of a thing. Stretching will also help you be more in tune with your own body, which will only help you in the saddle. Riding is all about relaxed body awareness, focus and communication.

Find a step in your home where you can stand next to a handrail for support. Place the balls of your feet on the step, about shoulder width apart, and let your heels drop down as you stretch your calves. Your knees can be straight to begin with, but not locked. Hold the handrail gently if you need help balancing! As you stretch your calves, feel how it affects the rest of your body - there is no right or wrong here, just feel how it affects you. Now, with your heels stretched, pull your belly button in like you're going to press it up against your spine, and bend your knees! Notice your balance, notice how you compensate with your hips so you don't fall backwards! Where do your shoulders go? Remember...breathe! Practice bending your knees, straightening up, bending again, etc. You'll begin to build your balance and your strength in your calves, your thighs, your hips, your abs, etc. Keep your eyes forward - it'll affect your balance! Play with this exercise and the next time you ride a horse, it'll feel a lot more familiar!

In the meantime, the relaxed stretching is always good, Traumeel is wonderful stuff, epsom salt baths are great, and there's no substitute for a good massage! You'll be less sore as you relax in the saddle, focus on which muscles you are using, breathe - even high level riders forget to breathe! - and find comfort in the motion of the horse.

Have a blast!

Answer 14

Your muscles will get used to their new  roles and soon you won't feel pain at all. Until then take some tylenol or ibuprofen and gently exercise your aching muscles between lessons. Also make sure you riding style is correct. Maybe some changes in the way you sit, or you hold your feet, or change in your posture will also help.

Answer 15

well emily i you just started riding and it takes time to adjust but i agree with if you have pains in the same area as me just use a large maxi pad thats way i  practice barrels and poles every day then go for a short trail rie to settle his mind and cool off

Answer 16

Do stretching now and just before you ride again, Advil is my drug of choice  and one more thing...If you do SIT in a tub with Epsom salts in it, you won't feel the ORIGINAL pain...think about it.  LOL

Answer 17

wow trotting i was lopping on my first real lessons.

try advil  itworks great.

Answer 18

I take it you don't know how to post correctly since you just started to learn how to ride.  If your pain is where I used to have pain then you can wear a large maxi pad.  It will help a ton on the bounces until you get your posting down.  If your pain is anywhere else, make sure you are stretching a lot and take some Advil.

Answer 19

it will ber a little rough for the few first weeks, ask your instructor to teach you to post when trotting ( if you don't know how yet or you ride english)). also ask if he/she has a fleece or gel saddle pad to put ontop of the saddle since you are just learning.

Advil will work  great, along with warm baths until you get used to it

but it is SO worth it in the end

Answer 20

Ohhh the good old days! Yes way back when I started riding I got thoughs pains from posting. You have to build strength in your legs. Now I could ride for 24 hours 7 days a week and wouldnt get sore. It just takes time to build that muscle that isnt used to getting used.

Stretch before you ride!

:)

♥

Answer 21

It will go away. when i don't ride for aweek or so and then star riding again i hurt you just have to keep doing it and the pain will stop . take a hot bath.