Lessons after several years off
I'm going to start taking lessons again after several years off.
Before taking a break I mostly did hunter/jumper competitively but also did a bit of everything english & western with my school's team. I had ridden for close to 20 years before my break
I reached out to several barns in my area and finally found 1 with lesson openings and I am so so excited to get back into it. But I'm also nervous. I have my first lesson tomorrow and the barn mostly does western pleasure but the trainer also has experience with english.
I trust my knowledge but I am worried about what little things I'll have forgotten in the meantime. Especially since it's western which was never my main discipline.
How have others handled going back after a break? Any tips to make sure I don't come off as brand new but also acknowledge that I'm rusty?