Comments on your riding that make you laugh

[Rowreach]

In a good way

I was told today that I look like an enthusiastic teenager when I'm jumping my horse - given I'm approaching a rather significant 0 birthday later this year, this has made me very happy (nearly as happy as jumping my horse does).

What's made you laugh?

 

[poiuytrewq]

That we “painted a beautiful picture”
Then to my oh thank you, she replied not you dear, the horse
Ah ok umm, thanks anyway

 

[Ambers Echo]

My instructor was trying to explain the change she wanted to see and eventually said ‘well really you just need to ride better!

 

[Rowreach]

My instructor was trying to explain the change she wanted to see and eventually said ‘well really you just need to ride better!

Well yeah, we probably all know that (about ourselves!)

 

[Tiddlypom]

My trainer once told me to try and ride ‘more elegantly’.

I am the most inelegant person off a horse, let alone on one, so that made me laugh out loud .

 

[Melody Grey]

“Well sat” comment on a dressage sheet after a large bucking explosion down the full length of the arena….why Thankyou, I’ll take that!

 

[Rowreach]

My trainer once told me to try and ride ‘more elegantly’.

I am the most inelegant person off a horse, let alone on one, so that made me laugh out loud .

I saw photos of myself out hacking and said to my (lovely) trainer that I looked like an old woman on a cob and she said "Yes."

 

[paddy555]

when I was riding on the common and OH had met me in the car so was on foot. A passerby commented to him on on how nice his daughter looked on her pony. I was about 40 so it really cheered me up. Not sure he was so amused. .

not my riding but my horse from a very small child we passed. It pointed to my horse and said "donkey" A real comedown for an arab stallion.

 

[SpeedyPony]

Not really a comment on my riding, but while out with my youngster, a woman pulled up in a car and asked "oh, when is it due?" Neither I nor the mare was particularly fat are the time, so I'm still not sure who she meant!

 

[SEL]

I ride a 13h pony and have a blonde ponytail.

"You look much older from the front"

Thank you Mr van driver .... Not.....

 

[nagblagger]

Car stopped, "what Is that you are riding" not in a flattering way - Mildred the mule.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Sorry for laughing, but you'll understand NB

 

[Gloi]

"it's like riding a Labrador"
No no, he's my fierce Viking horse!!!
Poor boy

 

[Cloball]

I ride a 13h pony and have a blonde ponytail.

"You look much older from the front"

Thank you Mr van driver .... Not.....

"it's like riding a Labrador"
No no, he's my fierce Viking horse!!!
Poor boy

OH told me I looked like a child on a Labrador riding me 13.2 fell next to an 18h hunter

 

[Boughtabay]

My Spanish dragon is marvellous around dogs - I bought him from a stud who also breed terriers and sheepdogs so he’s well accustomed, nothing to do with me I rode through a farm with many sheepdogs and got a stream of compliments for my very “sweet/brave/well trained/beautful/quiet….” (the compliments went on) horse. Apparently they hadn’t seen the snorting fuss he made about their washing line mere moments earlier they wouldn’t have been so keen to come over and fuss him if they had

 

[Bellalily]

true I assure you. Riding my horse as a youngster with my daughter behind on her pony, walked past one of our neighbours houses, children in the garden and the little girl was heard to call out “Daddy why has the white one got five legs”? I could have died on the spot and my daughter nearly fell off laughing. I never did find out what he said, but we avoided that route for quite a while.

 

[Gamebird]

I was asked by an extremely well known and respected, and now extremely sadly missed, eventing trainer if I was a professional. I replied 'yes, but not at riding!'.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

From a male coach:
Gosh, you are very effective, but I wish you were prettier!
My response back to him whilst laughing: I'm not sure your husband would like the latter comment to me

 

[Glitterandrainbows]

I saw photos of myself out hacking and said to my (lovely) trainer that I looked like an old woman on a cob and she said "Yes."

I look the same

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

I look the same

Me three!

 

[Bellalily]

It’s a good job we can at ourselves and don’t mind looking an idiot.

 

[Fieldlife]

From a male coach:
Gosh, you are very effective, but I wish you were prettier!
My response back to him whilst laughing: I'm not sure your husband would like the latter comment to me

Did he mean a prettier rider / prettier riding picture? Rather than your face?

 

[Ceifer]

“can you at least try and stay on next time? My saddle is going to be ruined”
For context I had just been spectacularly deposited from a rather large youngster that was now galloping around the arena and its saddle was in danger of being smashed against the fence. Owner didn’t check that I was ok - I was in a crumpled heap on the floor. she sold the horse and never sat on it herself.

 

[myheartinahoofbeat]

I had an instructor who said all my problems stemmed from the fact I had short arms. She criticised my reins being too long, my hands too far back etc.etc. I thought about this and thought ok, maybe I do have short arms but it’s never been an issue outside of riding.
It wasn’t until a professional rode my horse for me whilst I was on holiday, I realised my horse had a really long neck. Made a lot more sense. The professional even said she tried him in 3 different saddles to try and find one that made it feel less so.
My problems with shortening and collecting him, now make sense

 

[ycbm]

Approaching fences while being taught by a show jumper, repeated command "Sit down! Sit up!"



I knew what she meant though.

 

[Lucky Snowball]

I was riding my 12.2 and a man asked if she was my pony when I was a little girl. In my 60’s !

 

[HanniRT]

"You were quite tenacious!" It was the use of the word 'tenacious', that I remember the most. Just brilliant.

That comment was made as I waited for an ambulance having 'accidentally dismounted'!

Jumping incident and nothing serious.

 

[LeneHorse]

My lovely RI used to yell "stop riding like a victim" when I was being a bit tentative with my opinionated mare. She's an old softy now (mare not RI )

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Did he mean a prettier rider / prettier riding picture? Rather than your face?

A more neat picture.

 

[Marigold4]

Commenting on my speed round an SJ course: "oh look, here comes a snail. Oh, it's overtaken you"