Hey there! I'm the one who made a post about a barn working their lesson horses 5-6 hours a day and another post about how my instructor treats me.

Anyways, I finally gathered up the courage to try lessons at another barn. I felt so guilty at first but did it anyways. I had my first lesson today and my God, what a breath of fresh air that was. I honestly had no idea lessons could actually be fun. Horses were all amazing, well taken care of and healthy. Instructors were absolutely perfect. They cared more about me enjoying the lesson than getting everything right from the first try, while also making sure the horse was happy and comfortable. I was FINALLY given constructive criticism and feedback and for the first time, I had someone actually pay attention to me and explain everything in detail, which was just amazing. Instructors were funny, sweet, encouraging and super helpful.

During the lesson, they would ask me if I had any questions or concerns and at first I was very hesitant to talk, which made me realize my previous instructor has affected me more than I thought. Whenever they'd ask me, I'd literally freeze and think to myself "don't answer, they'll think you're stupid and yell at you". Took me a while and a few tries to talk but after a lot of encouragement from the instructors, I did it and felt so relieved that they were happy that I asked questions and they answered with excitement.

I was super stressed and anxious at first but they made me feel at home and I can finally say that I'm looking forward to my next lesson. I hadn't felt that way in a while and I'm so happy. Just thought I'd share it with you because you were the ones who pushed me into actually changing barns so thank you a lot. ❤