I have quite a severe fear of horses , does anyone know of anywhere that I could get help about this.
I used to love horse riding and took it up as a child . got on really well and I do genuinely love animals ...most of them .
My reason for being scared of horses is a valid one , the stables I went to didn't teach me when I was little to spot the signs of a grumpy horse.
This resulted in me being severely bitten by an ex racing horse who came to live out the rest of his days in the stables I went to.
Anyway it was a really bad bite , stitches etc, and the way the riding school and my mother dealt with it in hindsight probably didnt help and it ended in me having panic attacks when I turned up for riding lessons.
Im now a lot older and wiser and before I start my family want to get over this. There is no way I could go to a petting farm and walk past a horse without showing my terror and its not an attitude I want to pass on.
Are there any horsey charities / websites or good horsey places that might be able to help me get over this stupid fear ?
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Fluffanstuff · 27/10/2012 16:19
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