It doesn't have to be perfect to be perfect

Your rides don't have to be exactly what you wanted them to be. Just because its not how you envisioned your ride going doesn't mean that it isn't the perfect opportunity to grow as a rider and have your horse gain experience. It might not be the experience that you wanted to have but that doesn't make it any less valuable. Be flexible enough to use rides
that are imperfect in your mind to be useful to you and your horse. This wasn't the ride or video I had planned but to was a really great learning experience for us both. I am slowly gaining the fitness it takes to go faster on a fast horse like Forest. If takes a lot more balance and strength to go fast on a fast horse than with a slower one. Things happen much faster.