beaconhorse
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Was having a lovely hack over Cannock Chase with a friend yesterday. There was a stream so we walked down to it, I asked Beacon to step over a small gap, but he he jumped it in a different direction than I mean't (my fault) and landed in what had looked like a few inches of mud. But instantly we were upto his saddle in a bog I leapt off into the bog and started sinking myself.
Poor lad just did not know what to do, I screamed at him 'up' my friend yelled 'hit him for god sake, hit him' I did hard on his butt, he struggled for a few seconds and started to give in again, so I hit him and hit him while trying to stay up myself, but was up past my knees and struggling.
he finally got out of that part only to start sinking again, I yelled at him to go and managed to hit his butt again, but he would not leave me, friend said he just kept looking back at me as I was just behind him, she said no way was he leaving him mom behind.
I managed to get in front and to the side of him by crawling on my hands and knees, don't quite know what happened next but somehow I was then directly in front of him and struggling again. He was trying to get out but knew he would land on me so stopped dead, I rolled out of the way and told him to 'move' so he did bless him, he got out first but was only 4 feet away I crawled to safetly but hardly able to breath.
Friend told me to take him to grass but as I could not get up I just crawled towards a patch and he followed My friends thoughts were if he eats he is ok. Which thankfully he did I Wasn't sure whether he was in shock as he did not seem fazed by the ordeal at all.
It took me a good 10 mins at least to recover after I had checked him over. Thank god I had booted him all round, his knee boots were nearly round his ankles and one back boot had slipped. I walked him round and he was just a bit clingy but otherwise he was relaxed and totally unaffected by the whole ordeal. unlike me and my friend who were in total shock. He stood like a rock while I got back on and happily hacked the 2 or 3 mile back to the lorry like it had never happened.
He was a complete saint about the whole thing, even having to have a bath and his legs cold hosed before tea.
Where he has just recovered from annular ligament syndrom he was a little warm this morning but I think its ok. On the grand scale of things I am not complaining about that I am just thankful we got out safely
My darling Beacon was already a most coverted pony on the yard because of his sweet nature, and cheeky streak
God I love my horse he truly is one in a million
There is a lady on my yard, been riding 60 years and had a good few horses, but she asked me today if I would make a will, I told her she was too late he is already spoken for, but maybe her lovely young coloured cob would turn out like him, she replied 'I could not hope for that not even in my wildest dreams' wub.gif
Poor lad just did not know what to do, I screamed at him 'up' my friend yelled 'hit him for god sake, hit him' I did hard on his butt, he struggled for a few seconds and started to give in again, so I hit him and hit him while trying to stay up myself, but was up past my knees and struggling.
he finally got out of that part only to start sinking again, I yelled at him to go and managed to hit his butt again, but he would not leave me, friend said he just kept looking back at me as I was just behind him, she said no way was he leaving him mom behind.
I managed to get in front and to the side of him by crawling on my hands and knees, don't quite know what happened next but somehow I was then directly in front of him and struggling again. He was trying to get out but knew he would land on me so stopped dead, I rolled out of the way and told him to 'move' so he did bless him, he got out first but was only 4 feet away I crawled to safetly but hardly able to breath.
Friend told me to take him to grass but as I could not get up I just crawled towards a patch and he followed My friends thoughts were if he eats he is ok. Which thankfully he did I Wasn't sure whether he was in shock as he did not seem fazed by the ordeal at all.
It took me a good 10 mins at least to recover after I had checked him over. Thank god I had booted him all round, his knee boots were nearly round his ankles and one back boot had slipped. I walked him round and he was just a bit clingy but otherwise he was relaxed and totally unaffected by the whole ordeal. unlike me and my friend who were in total shock. He stood like a rock while I got back on and happily hacked the 2 or 3 mile back to the lorry like it had never happened.
He was a complete saint about the whole thing, even having to have a bath and his legs cold hosed before tea.
Where he has just recovered from annular ligament syndrom he was a little warm this morning but I think its ok. On the grand scale of things I am not complaining about that I am just thankful we got out safely
My darling Beacon was already a most coverted pony on the yard because of his sweet nature, and cheeky streak
God I love my horse he truly is one in a million
There is a lady on my yard, been riding 60 years and had a good few horses, but she asked me today if I would make a will, I told her she was too late he is already spoken for, but maybe her lovely young coloured cob would turn out like him, she replied 'I could not hope for that not even in my wildest dreams' wub.gif
