Problem with Olivia is she is way too cocky, she hadn’t ridden for years, had lessons for a few weeks and jumped straight into buying a horse. Her being her know it all self bought something that is completely unsuitable for an inexperienced rider, she is a complete novice. She is clearly scared hence her not relaxing her hands, maybe if she spent more time with her horse, forming a bond and getting to know her they would have a better relationship in the saddle. But again it seems her friend does all the hard work and she just takes it right back to square one again. I bet Dolly’s previous owners watch her videos and squirm at the fact she is not reaching her potential with a rider like Olivia. I know if I was to ride the way she does on my mare I would be thrown off.She was saying they were working on her being more relaxed with her hands. She won’t relax until she stops clinging on and pulling on dolly’s gob for dear life! The poor horse is lovely and from the video of her friend riding her she knows her job. Olivia would be more suited to a riding school cob that is used to kids kicking and pulling but I suppose that wouldn’t suit her look. Even though she looks like a head