ElleJS
Well-Known Member
Just to let you all (most anyway
) know thank you soooo much for all the lovely messages and kind words. You all rock. I don't have time or the space in my life for any negativity and after throwing my self at whacking great big fences I reckon I can take most of what life throws at me on the chin!
Most importantly Connie:
Is my mare made of metal?! Not a scratch on her, her stomach muscles were sore where she wretched them but she is totally OK from the clonk. She merrily popped over her 5 bar gate today..... my bum hurts and thats it.
As for my fall. I'm not going to dwell on it at all, sh*t thats eventing!! 4*'s are bloody tough! Amazing, but its tough out there!
I'm sure we could have had a better approach but tbh honest we've had worse shots at bigger fences! (Con has a knack of being able to spring out of any situation)
However she did suddenly feel weird coming down to it and I tried balancing her as much as my body could in a short space of time but alas in vein. Her front end locked on and went for it but she hesitated with her hinds. (For those that think I needed more balancing I'm sure you are right but yanking a horse in the mouth is not balancing especially my mare who will throw her head up and TRUST me I was pulling her and lifting her up with my legs and body as I physically humanly could) She still should have operated though. She didn't and thats life.
(for those that thought we were going fast, come and watch her jump (or dressage!) sometime-
that will explain alot... she actually isn't fast.. She looks fast but she is an overgrown turbo charged JA pony on a mission and actually looks faster than she actually goes (think her legs go ten to the dozen) but I have no need to justify that to anybody. You either know her or you think you know better and I can't change that and really don't care too. To me she is the best. I ride this amazing horse! So I am the lucky one. I'm intrigued to meet the person who thought of us both so negatively, such a shame and feel deeply sorry for them.
Back to Con. Again like her weirdness at Badminton (she lost her 'ping' and I pulled her up) we thought she tied up. She again had all the symtoms (set fast etc..) and just like Badminton her bloods came back in 12hours completely normal. (We found 2 pulled muscles in her rump at Badminton which was uncharacteristic)
This year we have had a few funny moments with her slipping with her hind legs (Barbury castle 3* in the SJ where we has 1 rail down, Gatcombe 3* where she slipped behind and couldn't make a skinny so had a glance off, Bramham where she slipped in between two fences and subsequently jumped me out the plate)
All really little things, but perhaps rather than blaming bad luck, putting all these things together makes us realise we need to investigate further. Vets have thought kissing spine or more likely she may have something come up from a hock xray.
She has never ever had a scan, xray or a lame day and went advanced at 8years old so I guess she will have wear and tear somewhere! She also does a lot more than most horses, in the dressage!! If only they could speak... she has been so sound that we have had no reason to investigate anything!
Once she has had a little chill she is off to Newmarket for a MOT and then a holiday. She'll be fine, she is made of metal after all. Will keep everyone posted.
Any way thought I would have a ramble as most of you on here are a rather nice lot and I know you would like to know how the pony was.
It does sadden me with the criticsm my friends and fellow competitors get sometimes and I have to admit I would love to rant and rage but what can you do, We choose to make are careers/successes/mistakes rather public so I guess that is the price. There are always jealous people in every sport and you have to take it on the chin.
Again, thank you,
Laura & Connie.
Most importantly Connie:
Is my mare made of metal?! Not a scratch on her, her stomach muscles were sore where she wretched them but she is totally OK from the clonk. She merrily popped over her 5 bar gate today..... my bum hurts and thats it.
As for my fall. I'm not going to dwell on it at all, sh*t thats eventing!! 4*'s are bloody tough! Amazing, but its tough out there!
I'm sure we could have had a better approach but tbh honest we've had worse shots at bigger fences! (Con has a knack of being able to spring out of any situation)
However she did suddenly feel weird coming down to it and I tried balancing her as much as my body could in a short space of time but alas in vein. Her front end locked on and went for it but she hesitated with her hinds. (For those that think I needed more balancing I'm sure you are right but yanking a horse in the mouth is not balancing especially my mare who will throw her head up and TRUST me I was pulling her and lifting her up with my legs and body as I physically humanly could) She still should have operated though. She didn't and thats life.
(for those that thought we were going fast, come and watch her jump (or dressage!) sometime-
Back to Con. Again like her weirdness at Badminton (she lost her 'ping' and I pulled her up) we thought she tied up. She again had all the symtoms (set fast etc..) and just like Badminton her bloods came back in 12hours completely normal. (We found 2 pulled muscles in her rump at Badminton which was uncharacteristic)
This year we have had a few funny moments with her slipping with her hind legs (Barbury castle 3* in the SJ where we has 1 rail down, Gatcombe 3* where she slipped behind and couldn't make a skinny so had a glance off, Bramham where she slipped in between two fences and subsequently jumped me out the plate)
All really little things, but perhaps rather than blaming bad luck, putting all these things together makes us realise we need to investigate further. Vets have thought kissing spine or more likely she may have something come up from a hock xray.
She has never ever had a scan, xray or a lame day and went advanced at 8years old so I guess she will have wear and tear somewhere! She also does a lot more than most horses, in the dressage!! If only they could speak... she has been so sound that we have had no reason to investigate anything!
Once she has had a little chill she is off to Newmarket for a MOT and then a holiday. She'll be fine, she is made of metal after all. Will keep everyone posted.
Any way thought I would have a ramble as most of you on here are a rather nice lot and I know you would like to know how the pony was.
It does sadden me with the criticsm my friends and fellow competitors get sometimes and I have to admit I would love to rant and rage but what can you do, We choose to make are careers/successes/mistakes rather public so I guess that is the price. There are always jealous people in every sport and you have to take it on the chin.
Again, thank you,