What are the precautions for riding?

Riding a horse is a very safe activity, but any kind of activity has its potential dangers. In fact, it is often caused by human negligence or overconfidence. Only by observing these riding precautions can these unpleasant experiences or injuries not happen.

1. Never stand behind or on the side of a horse to avoid being kicked. .

2. Before getting on the horse, be sure to ask the team leader or horse owner to check whether the girdle is fastened. Fasten before getting on the horse. If the waist seal is not fastened properly, it is easy to turn over the saddle, which is the most dangerous. Check the tightness of the belt every once in a while when riding.

3. Choose a horse with a hoop on its saddle. Hula hoop helps you keep your balance.

4. The correct riding posture is: pedal the ground in the first half and sit upright on the saddle in the upper half. This is a small walking posture. When going uphill, the center of gravity leans forward, the hips move backward, and the front of the saddle is firmly grasped. When going downhill, the body's center of gravity leans backward, the hips move backward, the saddle is firmly grasped with both hands in tandem, and the legs are clamped.

When you get on the horse, you should push inward with your toes. When dismounting, push your left foot inward, then release your right foot and dismount. It is very important to get on and off the horse's toes. Once the horse is frightened or refuses to ride away, people will fall at most. If the whole foot is covered in the pedal, it will be covered and very dangerous.

6. Don't run at the edge of the forest. Once the horse is frightened or out of control, it will run into the forest, which is very dangerous.

7. Don't take off your clothes at once, especially bright clothes. Horses are easy to see. When changing clothes, the horse ran in fright and people fell. Don't slap the horse at will, and don't make sudden moves to scare the horse.

8. Novices who ride horses are prone to wear their calves, inner thighs and buttocks. They can wear riding boots and breeches. Without riding boots and breeches, they can be replaced by knee pads and leggings.

9, dangerous places, steep downhill and dangerous cliff edge, would rather go down to a safe place and then get on the horse.

10, don't gallop horses, horses are by no means professional riders, and the reins used are not necessarily firm. If they are broken, they will be in trouble. Also, for beginners, you are likely to be knocked down.

1 1. Prepare a soft and thin pillow or cushion. The saddle is poor. A saddle with a blanket is a riding saddle. Sitting on it is like torture. Sitting for a long time is in danger of anal fissure.

12, hiking shoes Because the sole is wide and the edge of the sole has teeth, please look at point 5 again. Don't put the shoes completely in the stirrup.

13. The places we go to are all unconventional routes, which determines that the local horse management is unprofessional and irregular. So please keep in mind the above points and pay attention to safety-even if you fall off the horse and get injured, the owner of the horse is not willing to bear any responsibility or compensation.

14. When your groom wants to walk a short distance, stay close to him and don't let him go too far. Because of the difficulty in language communication, or the groom's lack of service awareness, it is likely that you will take the horse far away when you are resting, but you can't find the horse when you want to ride again.

15, don't use urban thinking to measure local grooms, and don't fantasize about their sense of service or contractual spirit. Be kind to them and communicate with them when you encounter problems, which can avoid many problems.

The biggest danger of riding a horse is "pedaling", that is, after falling off the horse, your feet get stuck in the stirrup.

So, how to prevent the pedal?

1. Don't get dressed or undressed at once, lest the horse be frightened. I almost fell off my horse because I was wearing a raincoat on horseback.

2. When a horse defecates or is hungry, its belly will become smaller and its waistline will become loose. Therefore, it is necessary to check the girth of the horse frequently and make it very tight to prevent the saddle from slipping and falling off the horse. When the harness is loose, please ask the groom or the staff to help, or tighten it yourself. If you can't finish, please lead the horse. Before going up and down the steep slope, dismount in advance to check or shake the saddle properly to see if it is loose.

Be sure to be on the left side of the horse when you get on the horse, because the horse is not used to people walking to its right side. If the ground on the left side is low, be sure to turn the horse's head, so that it is easy to get on the horse and avoid the saddle from slipping off the horse because of the low ground and excessive tension on the saddle.

As long as you are on the horse, you should hold on to the reins, no matter what the situation, because the horse will suddenly run away at any time for various reasons. If you hold on to the reins, you won't fall.

5. Don't put your feet in the stirrup too much, just use half of your front foot to avoid pedaling; Don't tie your shoelaces too tightly, because after you fall off your horse, your shoes will fall off to avoid pedaling.

6. Let the groom or himself adjust the length of the stirrup, which feels just right, otherwise the leg will hurt and grind. Change your posture immediately at any time. Don't always use one posture to avoid hip pain. This often happens between friends who ride horses for the first time.

7. Lean forward when going uphill and grab the front of the saddle; When going downhill, lean back and hold the saddle back; When going up and down steep slopes, please trust the horse. It has four hooves, let it choose its own pace. (Don't let the horse run down the hill, because the front legs of the horse are not as strong as the rear legs, and the quality of the horses rented in the wild is uneven, especially if you don't know enough about the horse for the first time, it is very dangerous to do so, and it is easy to cause the consequence of "losing the front hoof")

8. When a horse drills into the jungle, it only cares about its height, so if you ride on it, it will be hung down by branches, so you must be able to control it and not let it drill into the jungle, or you must get down! Don't just bow your head when riding. It's the same as driving. Take a long view. Choose the running route of the horse in advance, and avoid getting close to Woods, shrubs, gullies and the like. )

9. Try to keep your back straight when riding, and don't habitually hunch over, otherwise it will easily cause fatigue and injury. A friend of mine once had a lumbar disc herniation after riding for four hours because of his habitual hunchback, mainly because of his incorrect posture and uneven stress on his body. )

In addition:

1. Don't let horses eat grass and drink too much water when walking. Please tighten the reins so that the horse's head can't eat grass, or beat the horse's hips hard with the reins to make it go quickly.

If the horse is frightened and running wildly, please don't be afraid. Horses will slow down soon, and their speed and endurance are limited. Pull the fork hard and tighten the horse's belly with both legs (this is a signal to stop the horse, remember, it can also be used at ordinary times. If you still can't pull, pull a fork rope to turn the horse around. When riding in the wild, don't let the horse run to the emergency stop if there is no accident. Remember, horses are not machines. It can't stop as soon as it pulls the reins, there will be a buffer distance.

Don't go near the horse's back. Some horses can kick and bite. Please touch the horse's neck and communicate with it. I have also been kicked, which is the result of riding behind other horses. . . Fortunately, I just kicked the upper)

After dismounting, please don't let go of the reins of the horse or give them to others, otherwise it may be lost.

5. When turning the horse, please pull the fork to the left or right; When stopping the horse, both legs tighten the belly of the horse and pull the fork at the same time.

6. Don't ride a horse that is too young or too old. These horses have no strength and can easily throw you over.

7. Horses rented in the wild may encounter unruly situations when they first come into contact. You can use a whip (without a whip) as a "deterrent", but don't suddenly hit the horse, which will easily cause the horse to be frightened.

8. Personal equipment: sports shoes or waterproof field shoes, sweaters or fleece coats, long-sleeved trousers (cotton trousers).

In short, the safety of friends who just started riding is the first priority, but don't be too nervous to cause stiff movements. On the contrary, it is easy to fall off the horse. Relax your posture properly when riding, and it is not easy to pull the reins too tightly or too loosely. Communicate with people and horses as much as possible so that you can enjoy driving while riding.