You can have a brilliant lesson. Your horse goes beautifully, you feel completely in control and there's not a hint of anxiety. You finish feeling pleased with yourself and wondering why you ever questioned your riding. But suggest going for a hack on your own and suddenly everything changes. You start thinking about what might happen. What if your horse spooks? What if you meet a tractor? What if something goes wrong and there's nobody there to help? Before you've even put y