Even though I’m basically terrified of horses, once I rode one with a group in the Idaho sand dunes. It was a long and arduous ordeal during which my horse dropped to the ground to rub his back in the sand while I was still in the saddle (some kind of cooling technique?) The whole experience freaked me out and I was on edge as we finally approached the end of the ride, desperate for it all to be over. So was the horse. Sensing the nearness of the stable, my horse began to break into running, despite my desperate signaling otherwise. He was ready to be home. Ready to get me off his back.
Oh my gosh! I'm so scared of horses too.
You will get there! ❤️