Learning to Ride a Horse at 60
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, learning how to ride a horse is hard enough, but getting in the saddle at 60 years old can seem impossible. Not so for Our American Stories regular contributor Bill Bryk. Bill tells the story of the exciting and sometimes frightening experience of learning the basics of horseback riding after six decades.
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| 0:47.4 | And now we bring you a story from one of our regular contributors, Bill Break, |
| 0:52.2 | about his experience learning to ride a horse at the age of 60. |
| 1:01.0 | Some months ago, I went to see someone about a horse. |
| 1:09.0 | Back in 30s, screwball comedies, that phrase meant stepping out for a drink. |
| 1:15.6 | In my case, that wasn't my intention. |
| 1:18.8 | I'd never ridden in my life. |
| 1:22.0 | I'd been moved by two things, first by a personal loss. |
| 1:26.7 | Now, as in the past, grief overcame my loathing of change. |
| 1:30.3 | Second, a concern that I'd spent my life writing about other people's lives rather than living my own. |
| 1:38.3 | That may be untrue, as I've had a few adventures, but the worry preyed on me. I knew I was comfortable with domestic |
| 1:46.5 | animals despite the barrier of language. I knew other ways in which I could communicate my |
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