How many of you rode during pregnancy?

Did you ride during pregnancy?

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I rode till 8 months on my first, baby loved it (i think). Obv. my horse then was very quiet, I would get off by throwing my leg over his neck and sliding down the side. My second pregnancy I stopped at about 5 months, I put on a huge amount of weight and the horse didn't take kindly to it:(. Didn't ride on my third pregnancy, new hubbie who didn't feel it was safe and I respected his opinion and stopped.
Funnily enough I had a horrendous delivery on my last, I wonder if it had anything to do with the fact I hadnt been stretching my lady bits whilst riding??
 
I stopped at 11 weeks (I am 23 weeks this week). My pony is super safe, but I just don't want to take any risks - I think everyone instinctively makes their own decision about how they feel and that's fine. I am seriously missing riding though (I dream about it all night some nights!)...but still mucking out etc which keeps me sane :)
 
I'm 20 weeks, I was hunting up until 8 weeks and I fell of and broke my ankle. I got the cast off a month ago and was back riding after a week. It felt totally right and still does. I do a bit of Sj but no hunting or XC. Would love to hunt but I would get such a hard time from others that I decided I couldn't bear the constant bickering. I've already had to tell two mates to bugger off and mind their own business.

I would say if you feel uncomfortable don't do it!
 
MagicMelon said:
At the risk of sounding really dumb I'm sure, whats "pgp"?! I should probably know since I am pregnant... (and 23 weeks so very near when you stopped - my only prob at the moment is my bum bone which I damaged in a fall a couple of years ago has suddenly began hurting, especially when riding!).
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pgp= pelvic girdle pain - errr pains low in your stomach area down towards your *ahem*
Basically just overstretched tendons and ligaments but can (so I was told ) if you ignore it lead to being all but bedridden when you get bigger as they can't take the strain. x
 
I didnt realise I was pregnant, had a bad fall jumping and miscarried at 6 1/2 months. I was really fit in those days, rode umpteen horses per day.

In relation to the question, I would ride for as long as I felt fit and able to.
 
My partners adamant he doesn't want me riding at all when pregnant. Not that we r planning it yet! But I can't imagine 9 months not riding and want to keep as supple as possible. I always thought I'd ride as long as I felt comfortable but would b awful if something happened. But u could fall over or hav a car crash and lose baby just as easily.
Are your partners supporting your decision to keep riding?
 
I rode until about 39 weeks, was on him on the Sunday as I went to be induced on the Thursday, daughter born on Friday evening. I had been told not to ride two weeks prior, but couldn't resist and, having clambered on we set off out when he decided to start being an idiot and bouncing about. So I turned round and headed back, only to find I couldn't get off. In the end I had to stand him in the arena,haul my leg over and gradually 'fall off him'.

It was only flat school sessions until about a month prior to that, and the last few weeks I hacked out. My horse was a lot less of an awkward stubborn mule pottering out than he was trying to work in the school. When I look back it was really quite reckless but having already fractured my neck in a car accident and broke my coccyx in a fall at work riding had always been the least risky activity.

Wouldn't do it again though, having had an EC for the tiny 'blue baby' that we nearly lost due to cord strangulation I realised just how much I stood to lose.
 
I rode with both my pregnancies and had falls with both :( First time my very calm totally trustworthy mare slipped on the road and went down and I ended up beside her, still rode after but she was a 14hh pba so didn't want to burden her with my pregnancy weight for too long. The second fall was due to my nutty horse bolting, I blacked out and hit the deck. I ended up with broken ribs and a broken elbow. I was carrying twins at the time and lost one two weeks later. I'll never know if the fall caused it but swore I'd never risk it again.
 
Have lost my mojo for it fairly early on. Still riding, but not jumping at all. Mostly still riding because no-one else will, and at least one of them will suffer physically if not kept in work. Come the spring I might try to find a sharer or two. Oddly enough, the one who was the worst behaved, is turning out to be the safest - she doesn't buck, whereas the other does have the odd rodeo moment - something I'm not sure I want to sit for now...
 
Lucinda Green competed at the Olympics in Three Day Eventing in the long format days while four months pregnant if my memory serves me correctly.

I rode until I was enormous. (My daughter was in a strange position, laying sideways.) Riding was easier than walking. Did however start riding a different horse because the change in balance upset my own horse. He was a little 15.2 Clydesdale cross and getting me onto him was the hardest work his owner would do all day. I would ride him in an indoor school with a soft landing. Cheers.
 
I rode until the day before having my daughter (she was 3 weeks early, so 37 weeks) though I was only having a tootle round at that stage, used to get some funny looks riding in the village, had to get on and off standing on a low wall.. did a sponsered 20 mile or so ride at 5 months gone...

got to say, sitting on a horse was really comfy for me as it made me sit up straight, and daughter used to get right under my ribs..
 
shivpryke said:
Are your partners supporting your decision to keep riding?
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Mine would prefer I didn't ride at all, but at the beginning when we found out I was pregnant I asked him then what he wanted me to do - he just said to give up jumping which I did (by choice I would still be jumping now at 24 weeks!). So all I'm doing is schooling and dressage competitions which are terribly dull. He complains about it and says I shouldnt ride at all now, but I'm only riding the 2 horses I have done for ages now so I trust them. I wouldnt ride any other horses at the moment. I've chosen to continue because it keeps me vaguely fit.

Scounderal - thanks for clearing that up, now I know what it means! Very much hope I dont get that... this coxynx pain is enough at the moment TBH!
 
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