My school horse - share your stories and answer my question please :)

i've recently started lessons and i've fallen in love with the horse i'm on, she's a buckskin quarter horse mare.

After a few months of riding i'm thinking of asking my instructor if i can ride her a bit out side of lessons, what do you think?

If you have any stories about your horse, or the school horse you ride, please share them and also give your opinion for my question ^_^ thanx in advance!

First, you should definitely ask your instructor. See if the horse that you're riding needs to be ridden outside of your lessons, if she is under-exercised on the days that you're not riding. When you're really comfortable with her, have a talk with your instructor. Ask her if you might be able to take the horse out on a couple of trail rides with another, more advanced rider or another instructor. Ask her questions about what the mare is like on the trails.

Remember: Before you go out on the trails, you should be perfect at a walk and trot, and be able to canter and jump at least a small fence. (This is for your safety).

Once you've been riding out on the trails for a while and you're comfortable with it, try to take the tests and apply for a license for riding on the trails on your own. (Ask your instructor about getting a license as well).

Even if you don't eventually get to ride her completely on your own, still grab any opportunity to ride her.

During breaks that you have (if you're in school) lease her. See if you can lease her for one or two weeks, a full lease. Take the responsibility, it's a great opportunity. It will give you the chance to really experience owning a horse. Muck out the stall, handle feeding and treats, turn her out, take her to the field for grass. Ride her in all of the lessons that you can and alone. Clean her tack and tack her up and untack her. Everything is a new adventure with horses!