Ever had an argument with a telegraph pole?......oweeee!

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Wasn't it a beautiful day for a hack, we had a lovely canter and a popped on the gallops for a bit for a stretch. Hacked home and in a flash horse spun into hedge across ditch and headed straight for a telegraph pole with a metal strutt supporting it. I sharply moved my leg, horse dropped shoulder spun and i ended up skidding on my belly across gravel. Am now nursing a bruised knee (caught it on the metal strutt) and beautiful stripes across my tummy!- Going to Vietnam in a fortnight, dont think the bikini is coming with me lol!!!
BTW it was the killer calfs that spooked dobbin grrrr!
 
Oh no hope your ok
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Ouch! Yes it was a beautiful day for a hack, I'm glad mine wasn't as eventful as yours! Hope you feel better soon - and stay away from those viscious killer calves (there are some near where we go hacking too so I know the sort you mean!!)
 
Ouch poor you!! I sympathise!! I had a meeting with a telegraph pole while cantering along, don't ask steering went wrong!!! Christmas day 3 years ago dislocated knee and dislodged bones in poor knee, ended up in hospital and it still causes problems now!!! Hope it gets better quickly!!
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No, but I have done it on e tree! Horse slipped whilst cantering on a muddy path (I was following horses owner who just cantered off!), it went down and slid, but I slid faster than horse and slammed head 1st into tree. Wasn't nice - I was fine, but I had a while horse with a brown side
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Horse was fine just VERY muddy and I was scared to canter for ages after as I had only been riding 6 months!!

If I had seen it happen to someone else though it might have been rather funny
 
OW. Scratches might heal in 2 weeks - I'll keep my fingers crossed! Never had a telegraph pole, but I've been through a bushy tree a few times (same one in fact)
 
owwwcchh Were you on March's gallops?? Cropi HATES the cows on there LOL I think its because the fencing is almost invisible and she thinks that they can come and get her!!!

I hope that you feel better soon, I'm sure your bruises will go before you fly to Vietnam. Did B ring you on Friday?? I nipped in and saw her and she got very confused over how I 'knew' you and how you got her number LOL She said that she was going to have Bertie for you though
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Take care
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