Orangehorse
Well-Known Member
Another post about the differences, but I thought this was quite interesting.
I was recently discussing a book on a Facebook group and said that the phrase "the horse threw me" was very annoying, as in the UK I have never heard anyone say that - "I fell off," "we parted company" etc. because it is never the horse's fault (even if it is) as the rider is supposed to be able to ride and stay on.
However, a reader from the USA said that "the horse threw me" is quite a common thing to say - so in the USA it is the horse's fault that the rider falls off?
I can understand that if a horse bronks really badly then indeed a rider will fall off, ge thrown off indeed, but did the horse deliberately throw the rider, or is it just reacting to the circumstances it finds itself.
(And I have seen those pictures where pones are able to unship their riders at will ..................)
I was recently discussing a book on a Facebook group and said that the phrase "the horse threw me" was very annoying, as in the UK I have never heard anyone say that - "I fell off," "we parted company" etc. because it is never the horse's fault (even if it is) as the rider is supposed to be able to ride and stay on.
However, a reader from the USA said that "the horse threw me" is quite a common thing to say - so in the USA it is the horse's fault that the rider falls off?
I can understand that if a horse bronks really badly then indeed a rider will fall off, ge thrown off indeed, but did the horse deliberately throw the rider, or is it just reacting to the circumstances it finds itself.
(And I have seen those pictures where pones are able to unship their riders at will ..................)