Quote Originally Posted by Skymall007 View Post
I have only taken six riding lessons in my life. I love horses and I love riding but I don't know anything about them. Sometimes I watch one of my friends do her riding lessons. I always feel shy asking my friends with horses if I can ride them. I don't want to be a nuisance. I did try bareback, English, and Western. Again, I don't know really anything at all (I am like pre-pre-pre Beginner) but I liked how with the English saddle I could feel the horse more.
Hey everybody starts somewhere, none of us are born knowing how to ride (though I love seeing the itty bitty kids riding, too cute). As long as there aren't any liability issues with where your friend keeps her horse (a lot of places will make you sign a release form) why not ask? A lot of horse people are really passionate about horses and would love to talk about them as much as possible, kind of like we do with our snakes.