# @kristimakusha on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKuU941geUJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67008065-kristimakusha-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-10T14:36:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kristina Makushenko (@kristimakusha) — https://gondola.cc/kristimakusha

## Caption

Heart pounding, legs trembling — but I stayed on. 🐎💥
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My first time riding a horse was on a beach in Essaouira, Morocco 🇲🇦 
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Just sitting on it was terrifying — every move made me feel like I’d fall. Maybe it was the aftermath of my ACL surgery; mentally, I just couldn’t trust my body or connect with the horse’s rhythm.
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Huge shoutout to the patient horse owner cheval__essaouira who stayed calm with me through all my nerves. Because of him, I got this incredible moment captured — the horse REARING UP 180 degrees, and me still holding on tight. Then we galloped along the shore, wind and waves rushing past 🌊
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What felt impossible turned into one of my most unforgettable adventures. Thank you cheval__essaouira for dealing with me 🤣
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#morocco #horse #maroc #hoursepower #moroccotravel  #essaouriamorocco #essaouira #essaouira🇲🇦 #hourseriding #rearinghorse #rearing #hourses

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hourses, hourseriding, rearing, horse, rearinghorse, maroc, essaouira, essaouriamorocco, hoursepower, morocco, moroccotravel

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