If you're a parent fantasizing of riding yourself of your spouse once and for all and dreaming of starting anew, remember this simple fact, "When children are involved, there is no such thing as divorce". If you're still open to the idea that your marriage can (and I dare say, should) survive, consider what I've learned over the past three decades.
Watching is, in many cases, better, as you can watch a range of levels, do not have to focus on learning or riding yourself and it's free.
If you live in a city that has Uber, choose uberPOOL (which will connect you with strangers) over uberX (where you ride by yourself).
"Competing in Europe, it opens your eyes to how good the others are, and it makes you ride better yourself and try harder," Ebeling wrote this month in The Chronicle of the Horse.
If you ride for yourself you cannot win.
Head down to Soho to see (or ride) for yourself.
Go ride for yourself: You might never be the same again.
If you are simply accompanying others, but don't want to use the rides yourself, check for a reduced price.
Treat yourself to something after you ride, to reward yourself for your bravery.
Depending on the type of board you are riding, position yourself near the peak.
