Strong bond or not?

Question

I go riding once a week an hours lesson and i almost always ride a certain horse and before the lesson i always go and speak to her wether riding her or not and spend at least 5-10 mins speaking to her! sometimes afta the lesson aswell! and i was thinking will she remember me? like will she think oh thats her agen i remember her! or will she not know who i am all the time??? and will she start to trust me and build a bond or is it not enough?

Answer 1

She probably remembers you

Answer 2

She probably remembers you. If you make her rides/time with you pleasant and fun, then yes she will start to trust you. Most horses enjoy attention and treats and petting. Once per week is probably not enough to build up a 'strong' bond as lesson horses probably see a lot a folks during a week. But its probably enough to make a nice friendship.

Answer 3

she will remember you! thats the same with a horse at my horse riding, "miss muffit" i always talk to her and once i asked her if she knew wher my head band was and she shook her head! i know its not much but i was amazed! lol.

Answer 4

She will know you and associate you with kindness.  She won't form a strong bond with you because of the limited contact you have.  If you were feeding her her meals, it would go far to increase her bonding with you.  She would recognize you after many years just based on your daily visits with her.

Answer 5

I used to ride at a riding school and the horse I mainly rode always neighed when he saw my car approaching! I think the bond you have with your horse is good, and if she loves her food she will always be grateful for some polos after your lesson!

Answer 6

alrite, most likely she will remember you though it matter what she remember you for. if you are a harsh rider she will proably think, 'oh no, i dont want HER to ride me!' but it you are a kind rider and listen to her she will most likely begin a bond with you. reward her with nice pats when she does good things and you will soon have a good friend :)

happy riding :)

Answer 7

She will probably remember you, but don't expect to much from a school horse!

I know it's hard, but school horses can be really hard to bond with as they are ridden by sooo many different people!

I find that school horses can be really sweet, but they don't 'bond' very well with you unless you are the only one who rides them for a week or so everyday, and then consistently riding them 3 times a week and visiting them more then that!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Im guessing this is not your horse? Right? If shes riden by alot of riders then no she will have a difficult time remembering who you are. But if your the only one riding her then she will get to know you and start to trust you. But like the others say once a week is probably not enough for a bond. It might happen. It really all depends on the horse, some horse get very attached quickly and others dont.

Answer 10

She'll know who you are, yes, and if you're nice to her she'll like you, but she won't bond very strongly with you. She's ridden by too many different riders. You should try seeing if you could go to the barn more than once a week and help out by grooming, then sneak her treats when she's notbeing worked.

I don't think once a week is really good enough to build a bond, not if she's being worked with other people. Maybe if it was just you with her it might work, but if you want to bond see if you can't help clean there for free or in payment for lessons. Work your butt off and sneak her some pets when you're cleaning :).

Answer 11

whilst you wont have a bond as strong and individual as you would if you actually owned her, Im sure she does recognise you and have a slight bond to you. But with the amount of people that ride these riding school horses, you'll never develop anything very strong with her Im afraid

xx