If you lack confidence for riding or working your horse, there are several quick fixes you can do to rapidly develop confidence.
For example, if you have feel uneasy riding your horse when he goes faster, then you likely have a riding confidence problem.
Typically, most people are fine with riding the walk and the trot.
It's when the horse starts going into a lope is where many people start to get nervous about it.
For many horse owners, the problem is you feel like you don't have that balance.
Plus, you may think your horse will suddenly take a sharp turn and you won't be able to ride it out.
Or perhaps you feel like your horse will move too fast and bounce you off.
Also, some people fear they won't be able to stop their horse once he gets going fast.
Besides making sure your horse has the foundation training where he can stop, go, turn and back easily, you will want to work on your seat.
What that means is you work on your riding position, your leg position, how you hold your head, your arms, and so on.
As you might've guessed, you don't just get on a horse and go.
There is actually a method to the madness.
One of the biggest advantages you can give yourself is to ride with your heels down.
You do this because it forces you to sit in the saddle with your bottom instead of riding on the stirrups of the saddle.
You will develop much more confidence when riding with your heels down.
The next thing to do is relax your lower back.
Your lower back should act like a shock absorber.
Picture it like this.
When you hold a glass of water while walking, you use your arm to absorb the shock so you don't spill.
That's how you use your back when you ride.
It takes practice but you can do it.