1) Ask your exceptionally experienced friend to do it, as he won't fall off after having a momentary lapse of judgment, jumping on bareback while the Arab pisses off in the opposite direction;
2) Once your exceptionally experienced friend has done all the scary stuff like being bolted with while trying to long reign, bucked off in the stable while trying to get on, rope burn while trying to get your Arab out of the stable, trod on while trying to mount etc etc, then you can casually tack up, jump on and take all credit;
3) Go for a little hack with sensible and quiet company, then gallop home at speed because it all got too scary;
4) Introduce a mounting block, then proceed to dance around it for 30 minutes;
5) Introduce the horsebox, enter slowly, exit with a giant death leap from the top of the ramp;
6) Go for a little hack in open space with safe and sane company, everything is going to eat/kill him - gallop home alone;
7) Go for another little hack, have a trot, go via the open space, all well;
8) Jump a log in the woods, very scary, massive cat leap, gallop home while accidentally jumping the rest of the logs in the line - big smiley face mixed with concern for life;
9) Practice taking turnout rugs on and off, get legs caught in straps whilst dancing about, massive panic, gallop off;
10) Little solo hack out on the lane, someone has left a (white) gate shut that is normally open, massive panic, spin, gallop home;
2) Once your exceptionally experienced friend has done all the scary stuff like being bolted with while trying to long reign, bucked off in the stable while trying to get on, rope burn while trying to get your Arab out of the stable, trod on while trying to mount etc etc, then you can casually tack up, jump on and take all credit;
3) Go for a little hack with sensible and quiet company, then gallop home at speed because it all got too scary;
4) Introduce a mounting block, then proceed to dance around it for 30 minutes;
5) Introduce the horsebox, enter slowly, exit with a giant death leap from the top of the ramp;
6) Go for a little hack in open space with safe and sane company, everything is going to eat/kill him - gallop home alone;
7) Go for another little hack, have a trot, go via the open space, all well;
8) Jump a log in the woods, very scary, massive cat leap, gallop home while accidentally jumping the rest of the logs in the line - big smiley face mixed with concern for life;
9) Practice taking turnout rugs on and off, get legs caught in straps whilst dancing about, massive panic, gallop off;
10) Little solo hack out on the lane, someone has left a (white) gate shut that is normally open, massive panic, spin, gallop home;
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