How do I ride a Honda Activa as a beginner on Indian roads?
Ha! This questions comes just one week after I bought Honda Activa ¡.. ;)Totally loving the scooty.. The craze of having your own transport.. I was so adamant about buying a scooty instead of a car cuz I thought it would take me a lot of time to learn to drive a car and scooty is easier because I used to ride the bicycle like a pro! :DBut.. BAM! Surprise..... I have totally forgotten the act of balancing a bicycle! And obviously, I can't balance the scooty! :-/So, I was there.. Confused.. Regretting the decision that I should have learnt to drive a car rather than learning to balance..Then came my support system.. My dad.. He did exactly what he had done when he trained me for that bicycle.. I slowly learnt to balance for some short distances and I am hopeful to take it out on my own in a couple of days..So, here are some tips:Let go of your fear.. Life is an act of balancing and so is riding a scooty..To begin with, you don't need to keep your legs in like a pro.. You can just let them dangle in the air to help with your balancing act!Begin with straight roads with comparatively lesser turns.. You first need to learn to control the speed and the brake.. Taking turns comes at a later stage!To begin with, take help from someone you can rely on, for me it was my dad. But later on, switch to some cousin of yours.. They are experts.. They aren't as cautious as your parents (you need a bit of freedom sometimes! :P ).. They would boost your morale like no one else.. And they have a lot of patience.. Most importantly, be prepared for some minor bruises! ;)Good Luck! I am sure you will totally rock it! :)
Does anyone have good horseback riding games to play?
Red Rover! You can play it at all gaits and the one that's called over can call which gait they want to use and both have to stay at that gait. So if you have beginners, they can holler "Walk" and they have to get tagged while BOTH are at a WALK. Get the picture?
Is it okay to take riding lessons bi-weekly?
Hey don't worry about having info when you talk to the trainer-you are going there to be taught! Remember? Do make it clear what you want to get out of your lessons. Bi-weekly lessons will OK if the trainer allows it-many require the commitment to weekly lessons and bi-weekly may mess up the trainers pre set schedule also. Obviously you won't learn as quickly as with weekly but since that's what your parents can afford make sure you really thank them for it. Most kids never even get a chance to get near a horse! One thing to stay away from: Group lessons!! They are a total waste of your parents money. I have several students who came to me from group lessons and they can barely stay on a horse. I notice that you said you are in other sports. Riding is a commitment and if your trainer is like me, she won't like you cancelling or trying to reschedule to go play other sports. Several of my kids have permanently lost their riding spot by doing this and constantly beg to come back to horses. Do ask the trainer if you can learn all the handling, grooming, tacking up ect as some trainers do not want to bother with it. I don't want to crush your hopes of showing but it does cost a lot of money (even at the low levels) and you will need to have proper clothing. Also, trainers don't take their students to shows for free-your parents will have to pay for the whole day. If they can only afford bi-weekly lessons then it's likely they can't afford to pay for a trainer all day.
Is riding a horse anything like video games?
Absolutely not. Horses in video games are seen as submissive, calm, well-trained creatures who are loyal to you and only you. While you’ll occasionally come across a horse like that, most horses will test you, challenge you, and require constant, active riding. Riding also requires specific training and specialized strengths. It takes many beginners months and even years to be able to canter a horse, and some can’t even on their own. Riding is a process for both horse and rider, unlike in video games when a random person with no training can go grab a wild horse, feed it a few treats, and have a fully trained steed.
What kinds of activities can I do with kids in a lunge line lesson?
Not name the parts, move around in the tack and TOUCH them. Around the world. Practice half seat, standing, 2 pt, etc. Teach her Sally Swift's 'soft eyes' Discuss inside and outside. Discuss the 2 types of diagonals Let her 'chase' you at the walk to practice steering Play Simon Says There's so much more, but you're the teacher....
Male or female horse for a beginner?
If you call horses "males" and "females" you are not ready for a horse. Edit: And gelding's? Do you know what that is? Do you know how much they cost? The cheapest part about a horse is buying it. Do you know how to spot out a colicking horse? Do you even know what colic is? Do you know general horse care? Have you ever taken lessons? Playing Howrse isn't going to get you anywhere near ready to care for a horse. Edit ll: You don't need to give them a blanket in the winter. My mare goes blanketless just fine. You can search "horseback riding lessons in *your area*" and look through different stables. Decide whether you want to ride western or english or both, it's usually best to start with one disdiscipline the beginning where you don't get confused. Edit llll: Jessie's Girl, I couldn't help but open my mouth to that. I thought I was 100% ready for a horse and my grandma who had a horse when she was younger. I got a horse not knowing what I was doing, even though I thought I did. Nearly got killed from it, too, not to mention the hell my horse went through. Looking back at it, I now know that I was not nearly ready. Not at all. But I THOUGHT I was then, and if you've been around for a while... you know. Edit lllll: Sorry if I came off as rude, but, from personal experience, I would wait until you started lessons and after lessons ask your instructor is you're ready. You could get seriously hurt. I thought that horses were easy to train and keep care of, like dogs. Nope, not even close. My poor saint of a horse went through hell. I nearly got ran down several times, almost got stuck in the face when he reared up at me, got kicked once, got kicked at several times, yanked his poor mouth... just not a pretty sight. If I knew how inexperienced/stupid I was back then I wish I could have just left him as a pasture ornament before I rode him. Edit llllll: After seeing the last answer... not ALL geldings are calm. I have a gelding that will rear up and strike out, drag you around, and kick at you, high strung as hell, and dangerous. He's already nine. Arabain cross. Just because it's a gelding does NOT mean it's calm.
How likely is it you will fall off during your first horse riding lesson?
If you have a competent instructor with appropriate horses you shouldn't fall off, not for many lessons. Appropriate beginner horses don't spook, shy, or run off. If your instructor is knowledgeable they can shut things down BEFORE a fall becomes imminent. My upper level riders come off very rarely but never beginners. If your teacher is giving you a solid step -by-step foundation on proper horses for your level there are very few reasons to fall. Falling , or coming off a horse, should be rare in a well run program. If it seems to be an accepted regular occurrence I would urge you to find another stable. It's a sign that the instructor isn't particularly knowledgeable and/or the horses aren't suitable. Don't believe the people that tell you that falling off makes you a better rider. I've been teaching beginners to prix riders for 40 years and can count on my fingers how many times a student has come off during a lesson. Do your research, and then have fun.
How can you tell if a beginner horse rider has potential?
I won't lie, some people do have natural attributes that make progress easier. Some are physically the right shape to have a good seat without too much work and are athletic enough to adapt to the movement of the horse easily. Some have a high level of physical courage so can stay relaxed and open to learning even in more risky situations. Others have a mentality that fits the sport well, as horses react better to people who can stay calm but decisive. Some people really do just have a natural feel for horses and get on with them.All that said, one of the great things about riding is it encompasses so many elements that people reach an enjoyable level of competence, at least, in many ways. It's also, unlike many sports, a life long process of learning. The person who seems to have the most potential initially might not be the one in it for the long haul or willing to do the necessary work involved. There is also, to be blunt, a division to be made between potential to be a good rider and potential to be successful competitively. Riding is an expensive, time consuming sport, relative to many other activities, and those factors certainly impact on the ability to win ribbons. But if the goal is simply to ride well and not get too hung up on competitive results, then application and education will go a long way.
Which is the best Car simulation game to learn driving?
While the Euro Truck Simulator is a great Simulator, it mostly works with trucks.A couple of screenshots from Euro Truck Simulator 2Sure, cars can be modded in and this simulator helps familiarise the sim (you) with the basics of traffic rules (Speeding, lights and lane discipline) along with a feel for vehicles, it is not what you want for a car simulation. Especially to learn driving.Try looking into GT series (especially the Gran Turismo 4,5 & 6), voted the most authentic racing Simulator in the world.Gran Turismo 4. The best racing Simulator to date.This is the simulator many race car drivers stand by. And for a good reason.A screenshot from Gram Turismo 6The ultra realistic handling engine along with responses to the change in surfaces and gradients, Not to mention the effects of in-game weather on the driving dynamics.The in-game effects on Driving as simulated in Gran Turismo 5.This helps you learn about the way a car would react to different inputs. This is a PlayStation exclusive title though.However, if getting acquainted with the traffic rules is what you are looking for, the city driving simulator will do the job just fine.The City Driving Simulator with reasonably rendered vehicles and interiors.But with all that being said, the above mentioned are not the replacements of a proper driver's ed(ucation). Those just (passively) aid the process of learning how to drive.Hope this helps.
Beginner buying a colt, need some insight?
Please DON'T! I have had to retrain too many such horses. You do not have the experience yet to train a young horse. You only now are beginning to learn to ride. Worse we seem to be talking about a colt (which in most parts of the country means a male). A colt can be born gentle, but somewhere between 18 months and 2 years they develop their adult behavior of challenging. They can easily go from gentle loving pets to over aggressive killers literally over night. In some cases they do not mean to kill, but since a horse weighs in at roughly one thousand pounds, the horse doesn't have to mean to in order to kill. I tell people this .... It only takes one time of seeing a horse pick up a 250 pound man by the shoulder, shake him like a rag doll, and throw him against the wall to convince a person that horses should never be taken for granted. BTW that horse was owned by a vet, and the vet is the one he picked up. Next day he went to slaughter. All because it wasn't handled correctly when younger.