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hyperion

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Hello all, been lurking about for a while but never had any thing to post before!
Not really sure how to start this but here goes.....

I've never had a great deal to do with horses other than a failed riding lesson when i was seventeen, i fell off, leaving me not scared of horses but none to keen to try climbing back aboard one!

Then fifteen years later on wednesday just gone and with the promise of "a nice old cob who's a complete plodder", i found myself on my way to a friends paddock to try not to fall off!

Not only did i not fall off but i felt completely at ease once id been introduced to "Callie" the cob who was so laid back he was almost asleep and found myself thoroughly enjoying the whole experience from start to finish!

So a huge thank you to my friend Kirsty for persuading me that the horses are not all out to get me and to Callie's owner for trusting me with their horse!

Callie
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and me not falling off
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cheers
hyperion
 
well done for getting back on

callie looks a sweetie....

not a dig..but please get some cream on his muzzle, it looks really scabby and sore.
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Hooray to Callie for being such a good school mistress. and welcome to the forum. I trust the good ride has wet your appetite and that you will have lots more to report back to us. Riding and being with horses is exciting, exspensive, exhausting, scary at times but mostly wonderful.
 
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well done for getting back on

callie looks a sweetie....

not a dig..but please get some cream on his muzzle, it looks really scabby and sore.
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i pressume its sun burn on his nose??

what do you put on a sun burnt horse????
 
Hellloooooo!!!! Congrats on the ride!

And - aloe vera to soothe, then suncream to stop it happening again - baby suncream or Simple suncream ideally
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well done for getting back on

callie looks a sweetie....

not a dig..but please get some cream on his muzzle, it looks really scabby and sore.
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i pressume its sun burn on his nose??

what do you put on a sun burnt horse????

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i like to use udder salve....some say sudocrem but i find that sudocrem get very hot in sunlight, so has a slight "cooking" effect

aloe vera is also very soothing.
 
Lol you will be popular - horsey male = HHO single female magnet! Hope you enjoy riding the cob - there's nothing like riding out on a fun horse, it's very addictive
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Hello Hyperion. I'm glad that you had a good ride.
Are you the son of Gaia or perhaps a remote planet containing the Time Tombs and the Shrike?
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sure am! but i was also one of richard bolitho's ships!
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