I feel so bad!

[jenbleep]

I took Charisma to the school today, after a successful lesson on Friday

She was a bit of a moose to begin with, and very spooky (very windy + haylage bags = crazy horse!

) but after 15 minutes or so she went very well

So paid the school money, got collared by some liveries so stood around chatting for a few minutes but made my excuses and left for our yard.

She was behind the leg all the way home, I think she was waiting for haylage bags to jump out of the bushes

Anyway I got her home, put her in her stable after untacking and found that I had marked her with my right spur

The skin isn't broken, but there is a red/pink mark just by the girth area about 1/2 inch - 1 inch long

I feel awful! Please don't all have a go at me, I know it's bad

but I have ridden in spurs for ages and this has never happened before

Sorry I just had to share my guilt

C's owner said not to worry, but I'm scared she thinks I'm ruining her horse! Oh no poor CC

I cleaned it up and put some purple spray on it....I have a lesson on Friday I might leave the spurs at home?!

Hmmm

 

[black_horse]

((((HUGS))))

clearly you didnt mean for it to happen, maybe your were tencing up due to her spook earlier etc, just make sure in future you dont turn your toes out.

 

[JoBo]

Pssss, don’t tell but I have done exactly the same with Bodey when trying a bit too much to get medium trot, didn’t realise until I got off. I just didn’t use the spurs for awhile, the hair grew back very quickly. I just didn’t tell anyone and covered it up with wound powder, so I’m worse then you!

I now use roller ball spurs and never mark him, however I don't go for it quite as much. My poor boy!

 

[jenbleep]

Well, I kind of feel a bit better that someone else has done it

but I am a big softy, my instructor says I'm too soft

so I feel horrible! Poor C looked at me when I got off as if to say "wheres my Mummy"

 

[jenbleep]

Thanks for the hugs, I feel so mean

 

[Nailed]

Ive done it too.. The best riders in the world do it.. trust me.. ive seen em (they wont admit it like, but they do)

Lou x

 

[Sprout]

My daughter's instructress did that to our pony!

You are not to blame as it was obviously an accident - my daughter now has a kinder more laid back instructress!

 

[jenbleep]

Am I one of those horrible riders that mark their horse

Oh I might have to go up there tomorrow to give her some pampering lol

 

[ladyearl]

Done it, worn the guilt and hung my head in total shame. Looks flipping awful on a grey and to compound the thing the wee tiny scab that i made fell off and left what looked like a flaming red paint mark!!!

NEVER done it since!

 

[jenbleep]

I only wear spurs for schooling and jumping, she finds school work oh so boring and she makes it quite difficult for me to get her going anywhere

You'd think for a tb she would be quite forward going but she can be quite lazy.

Maybe I take the spurs off, and go back to basics - have her respecting my leg more? Without the use of spurs? Like I said I have a lesson on Friday so I will explain all to my instructor. It's a jump lesson which wakes her up normally

 

[cellie]

Its probably because his coat is falling out.Every year my horse has mark and bald patch at the end of his numnah and small rub where I leg on,apart from this year as he is a field ornament.Some horses coats are thinner and its like exfoliating dont beat yourself up.

 

[jenbleep]

Yeah but it's quite bald, and pink

She is a tb with fine hair and sensitive skin, so I just need to be more gentle and more schooling lol. She finds school work uninspiring

so I think schooling in one of the farmers fields out hacking would have her sharper

 

[SnowPhony]

You great big meanie jenbleep.... ;-)

 

[jenbleep]

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I know and i feel terrible! Funny thing was my instructor said I was too soft...hmmm

 

[SnowPhony]

It's your big bad tough side coming out!!

I'm sure horsey has forgiven you though!