Learn to ride a horse in Rostov-on-Don

How many years have you been in the saddle? 12.

The name of the horse. Lugran. Affectionately – Lushenka.

How did you become friends? I bought my stallion from a private owner, and when he came to me from Moscow, then we met live. They became friends and found mutual understanding as a sports couple pretty quickly. We are multiple winners and prize-winners of the Small Prize and Medium Prize – 1 level dressage competitions throughout the Southern Federal District.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? I would call a horse not so much an intelligent animal as sensitive to the mood of a person, capturing all the smallest details – facial expressions, gestures, inner mood.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 7.

The name of the horse. Grandee. Affectionately – Grasha, Grashik, Bunny, Grashulya.

How did you become friends? By chance, at the behest of the coach. She assigned me to the horse, I began to look after him and study with him, it was six years ago. All this time our friendship lasts.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Judge for yourself! For example, I always keep a treat, sugar or special horse biscuits in the right pocket of my vest. And if the Grand is not in the best mood, then you can just put your hand in his right pocket, and the Grand instantly turns into the most affectionate and kind horse in the world, waiting for a tasty treat. My horse has its own “trick” – he begs for treats with kisses, and he does it very persistently. For this he was nicknamed Grasha the kiss.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 5.

The name of the horse. Rebus. Laskovo – Dusya.

How did you become friends? When I entered the university and began to study at our stable, I immediately fell in love with the young stallion Rebus, which at that time no one was studying. Then a girl began to ride it, who taught me everything and, accordingly, I also had the good fortune to study on it, and later Rebus completely switched to work for me. At first it was difficult for me with him, but that made me love him less. On the contrary: together we overcame difficulties and together we learned new things. It is about this horse that I always say with love, pride and respect: “This is the horse that taught me everything that I can now!”

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Clever and cunning. If you take Rebus as an example, he very rarely allows himself too much with me. It doesn’t matter if I’m on horseback or just brushing him or communicating with him in the stall. But he always arranges “checks” for new people. Either pretends that he is going to bite, then he is harmful in training, then he does not allow himself to be cleaned, interfering with all his “tricks”.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 14.

The name of the horse. Orleans. Affectionately – Olka, Oryol.

How did you become friends? I entered a university that has an equestrian club. My beautiful Orleana, for short Olka, lived there. She was the first horse that the trainer put me on, I felt a kindred spirit and for the next 2,5 years we did not part.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? As for me, she is smarter than many people. Not every person will understand what you want from him without words. They also perfectly feel your emotions. When you are upset, you just have to go into the stall, and your beloved nose is buried in the jacket, as if saying: “Do not be sad.” Every day with your favorite horse is interesting in its own way, you learn something new, get to know each other even better, trust.

I will forever remember the case when my bridle broke in the fields, and I had to return home on one capsule (a strap on the face), completely trusting Orleans. She, like a true friend, did not disappoint.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 16.

The name of the horse. Sopilka. Affectionately – Sap or Sapik.

How did you become friends? We met the black mare of the Hutsul breed Sopilka 10 years ago, when she was brought to our stable for another two years. Together with her, we learned a lot. The first show jumping competition, the 3rd sports category and many other things for the first time we passed together.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Undoubtedly, the horse is a very intelligent animal, it is a person. They are well thought out: if a horse has an opportunity to outwit you or sit on a person’s head, it will certainly do it! Sopilka on command knows how to lie down, put his feet on objects and a couple of little things.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 8.

The name of the horse. Rebus. Laskovo – Rebusyashka, Zayka, Dusya.

How did you become friends? A horse was attached to me in training, and I learned to ride it. He has a complex personality, but getting along with him gets better and better every time. He is an aggressive stallion, rushes to others. If other horses are working nearby, it is difficult to focus his attention on the work.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? As soon as the horse notices the rider’s weakness, that’s all! There will be no obedience!

How many years have you been in the saddle? 6.

The name of the horse. Iskander. Affectionately – Izya.

How did you become friends? I have been in the equestrian world since childhood, my mother has been fond of horses since the age of 14 and has been working in this field (as a trainer, trainer) to this day, and my father is also connected with horses. He is a member of the Cossack squad, which often participated in the mounted patrol. I have had a lot of favorite horses in my life, I am a candidate for master of sports in dressage. We met our current horse at the Valencia equestrian club. He is a very good, hardworking boy.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Very! When he wants to walk, he “talks” about it, starts neighing very loudly and walks in circles in the stall. And when he walked up, he also begins to laugh loudly and run up to the exit of the levada. Iskander eats sugar very funny – he takes it from the palm of his hand into his mouth, but does not chew it, but dissolves it like candy.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 4 year.

The name of the horse. Lycon. Affectionately – Lelik.

How did you become friends? I had several horses. Each one is unique to me, they cannot be compared. I’ll tell you about my first child. Once, as always, I came to the next training session, but a young gray handsome man was waiting for me in the arena. Plainly not knowing how to do anything, we slowly began to “grow” together. It was the first horse that I loved with all my heart.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? You can just look at how the horse looks. The horse constantly thinks: the eyes are running, the ears are moving, the nose is playing. Think for yourself, could a person understand without words what piaffe, acceptance, counterhalop are. Horses perform tricks that many other animals cannot. And show jumping! The horse takes the barriers absolutely without fear, completely submitting to the authority of the rider. The horse is so strong that it can crush a human bone with a blow. But she obeys us and becomes our best friend. Now think about how smart this animal is.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 16.

The name of the horse. Glamor. Affectionately – Kid, although he is far from a kid. 175 cm at the withers! But for me he will always be a child.

How did you become friends? I dreamed of a horse since childhood. Once my friends called me on my birthday and said that there was a stallion for sale – the owner wanted to turn it over for meat. I saved the horse and made a friend.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Yes! I can cite a fall as an example. Most horses stop immediately after losing the rider from the saddle.

How many years have you been in the saddle? She sat down for the first time at the age of five, and began to study seriously at the age of fifteen.

The name of the horse. Pervaysyz (translated from Turkmen as “indifferent”). Affectionately – Peach. And I also call him Sonny, Mouse, and the most frequent one lately is Murzik.

How did you become friends? Our relationship is probably not entirely appropriate to call friendship. Rather, it is mutual respect. The horse speaks in sign language, she always needs to know who is leading in a pair, and if the opportunity arises, she will immediately take this place. And this is already fraught with problems. We have been together for a long time, about 4 years. Murzik came to me as a two-year-old teenager, completely unsocialized. But patience and work, as you know, will grind everything. And today he gives me a lot of positive emotions.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Horses are not only smart, they are also extremely cunning. There was once a very funny incident. One adult and experienced horse did not want to work. And he limped. Yes, and so convincingly – tortured muzzles, sighed, well, just die right now. Only after a couple of hours the horse, let out for a walk, galloped, forgetting its lameness. Seeing a person, he fell on his leg, only out of forgetfulness … on the other.

How many years have you been in the saddle? She sat down for the first time at the age of four, began to train at the age of sixteen.

The name of the horse. Peacock. Affectionately – Bird.

How did you become friends? Food helped us make friends! I came to the hippodrome, the coach showed me the horse. Every day, before saddling my horse, I brought him apples, carrots, sugar from the house – I fed it from my palm every day. Gradually I began to notice that the Peacock began to behave in a friendly way, became interested, began to “giggle” when he heard my voice. But before he stood huddled in a corner.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Horses have a wonderful memory. My Bird perfectly remembers the sequences “action – reward – pleasure” and “action – punishment – pain – fear”. When a professional rider sits down, the horse understands this and obeys him. And if the “kettle” sits down, then she mocks him as she wants, because she feels his fear.

Once I was riding a horse, he was very lazy. He walked, walked at a pace, and then once – fell asleep right on the go and fell!

How many years have you been in the saddle? 10.

The name of the horse. Fardus. Laskovo – Dodo.

How did you become friends? I went to Belarus for an internship at the Olympic complex. There she trained on the horse Fardus. As a result, we bent together like a horse-rider pair, and without him I could not leave for Russia to Rostov. As a result, I bought it and we went home together.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? An intelligent and thinking animal. I am an athlete and I can only give arguments from sports: teaching Fardus a new element during training, I know that he will not understand and will not do it, will be harmful and do not pester him much. He needs time to think overnight: when I come to training the next day, I see a completely different picture – my friend understood what’s what!

Once my Dodo decided to help the groom with cleaning his stall: he took a broom in his teeth and pretended to be sweeping.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 12.

The name of the horse. Kulakovsky. Affectionately – Kulya.

How did you become friends? Last year, a small foal was brought to the Rostov hippodrome. He was afraid of everything, was shy, I tried to find a common language with him, brought treats, tried to praise. Since we have racehorses, they start racing at one year and six months. He was taken away before spring – to grow up. When I saw each other again, I worked with him for a long time, then began to sit down slowly.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Of course, everyone understands perfectly well: you scold them or praise them. When I scold Kulya, he takes offense, turns away.

How many years have you been in the saddle? The first time she got into the saddle at the age of two, and serious training began at the age of ten.

The name of the horse. Sultan. Affectionately – Sultanchik, Sulya.

How did you become friends? I was 16 years old, we had to work together (to ride the kids in the city). Every day I came to the stable before work, grazed him, we trotted a little, and after that we drove to the city to work.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? I have never met such smart and devoted horses. He followed me like a dog, knew his nickname perfectly and immediately ran to me when I called him. He always knew when the work was over, and if we were suddenly delayed, he began to push me in the side, as if saying: “Let’s go home.” Horses are not just animals. If you make friends with them, they will be faithful to you to the end. With him I could share my experiences, and he, as if understanding everything, put his head on my shoulder, calmed me down.

Once we were returning home from work from the city. When they approached the crossroads, the horse suddenly jumped off the spot at the green light and went at a gallop. Two cars blocked our way. I tried to stop the Sultan, but he was so determined that he flew over these cars in a second! He had never done this before, apparently, he really wanted to go home.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 5.

The name of the horse. Jasper. Affectionately – Manyunya.

How did you become friends? I met Manyunya in a sports school at the hippodrome, the coach put me on her. At first I could not find a common language with her, but later the work improved and now it is my favorite horse. This is what we humans call the relationship between horse and rider friendship. Everything looks different to them. For horses, this is trust and submission.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Sure. We communicate with them in sign language, they respond perfectly to subtle prompts, they are easy to train. They can learn complex circus figures and are also smart enough to deftly resist the will of the rider.

I heard about a man who was a genius of training, he seemed to speak the same language with horses. One of the characteristic techniques of his work was the jingling of the keys of the rhythm, the horses were so driven that when he entered the stable in the morning and began to jingle with a bunch of keys, the horses immediately started dancing right in their stalls: some piaffed, some got up on their hind legs. Here is such an interesting greeting from the coach!

How many years have you been in the saddle? 9.

The name of the horse. Viaduct. Laskovo – Dryuchok.

How did you become friends? We had to make friends, there were no options. Yes, and there were no more crazy people, except me!

Is a horse an intelligent animal? Cunning, smart. Basically, every horse knows his job. Horses see everything, feel everything: aggression, love, fear. And they know who can get away with work and who can’t.

The horse is like a capricious child: I want it, I will not do it. The monotonous work of anyone can lead to whims. While working at the box office, I saw the thoughts of the horse in the literal sense, it was written on its face and eyes. It was evident: they read me, my character, fear. I began to talk to them as to people … And, as it turned out, they understand everything well!

Once, during a walk, the guys walked in a chain, one horse beat back and hit our employee. He managed to get off with a scratch. But the scratch eventually swelled up, the guy was taken to the hospital, where the wound was cleaned of pus, bandaged up and sent home (there were scars on his hand). He arrived at the stable almost the same day. I went into the stall to that horse, stood in front of him with a bandaged hand and began to lecture him that this is not allowed. At this time, the horse buried its muzzle in the sore hand and listened in silence. The guy said he was not mad at him. Stepping aside after the conversation, he saw that the horse had tears flowing from his eyes.

How many years have you been in the saddle? 4 year.

The name of the horse. Lada. Affectionately – Oladushek.

How did you become friends? Since childhood, I have always had a dream to ride horses, from the first moment in the saddle I realized that now my life is forever connected with these smart, strong, graceful animals. I learned everything literally on the fly, because there was a great desire to make friends and understand how not just to control a horse, but to achieve understanding of each other.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? I was convinced that the horse is an intelligent animal, when we had to stay on the Children’s Day holiday, the kids did not let us go, and we had to stay until dark, and we had to go to the stables 10 km from the city, and even after two huge desert fields. The night was dark, there were no stars in the sky, it was getting creepy to drive. And as a sin, a friend told me that wolves were seen on the outskirts of the city. Our horses, as if sensing the excitement, decided everything for us. The horse Abrek, a purebred Arab by birth, went to a trot himself, which we were very surprised, and my half-haul followed on his heels. We did not manage them at all, they led us home! In the dark, two horses chose their own path! We, the riders, only obeyed them, lowering the bit. Safely and quickly, they brought us to the stable, after which they were deliciously fed and “popped” behind the ear. End!

How many years have you been in the saddle? 12.

The name of the horse. Strong Blow. Laskovo – Z.

How did you become friends? Since childhood, I dreamed of horses, and at the age of 10 I saw a horse patrol on the beach. She came up, gave me a ride and offered to come to study.

Is a horse an intelligent animal? They understand everything, have their own character and opinion, often defend their point of view.

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