Taboo1968
Well-Known Member
Had a fab lesson with Solitaire07 from this forum today..... and everything was going really well once Odie had decided that maybe he should listen to my left leg!!!
Anyhow, we were doing some nice work in trot on a 20 metre circle with reins like washing lines and had done about three circles when a man with his dog appeared from behind the barn at the top end of the arena! well Odie spooked to the left and my body weight decided to go to the right.... and for a few seconds I was balanced (well hanging really) to the right and I knew if I fell, due to the position I was in, I was gonna get dragged!!! Odie continued bouncing left, I continued bouncing right!!! And somehow by some small miracle, I managed to stay on!!!
gentleman with dog shouted whilst all this was going on saying Hang on I'll be out your way in a minute - Was he having a laugh? What else could I do but hang on??? And the way things were going, a minute was far too long in the scheme of things!!!
Solitaire I think, was mortified and did say after we had gained her composure Andrew Nicolson wouldn't have sat that, well done, and mentioined something about glue or sticky bum!!! She also did mention that she was trying to think of how she was going to untangle me, had I have actually parted company completely!!
At least I stayed on as I have a feeling 17.2 is a rather long way to fall, albeit it would have been a softish landing on the rubber surface!!
So I have now earnt the title of Velcro Bum again (had an incident a few years ago where I earnt this name)
Did see nice gentleman later in day as he was with the shooting party on our yard and he did apologise, for which there really was no need.... he also added that he would have picked me up if I had fallen off! Would that be after I'd been dragged round the arena at the speed of light with possibly every bone in my body trampled???
So the lesson was fab, and very funny! Why is there never anyone around to take piccies aor videos at times like these! I suspect Solitaire07 may well come with a video camera next time!
And I am sure she will only too happily recount th whole experience!
Anyhow, we were doing some nice work in trot on a 20 metre circle with reins like washing lines and had done about three circles when a man with his dog appeared from behind the barn at the top end of the arena! well Odie spooked to the left and my body weight decided to go to the right.... and for a few seconds I was balanced (well hanging really) to the right and I knew if I fell, due to the position I was in, I was gonna get dragged!!! Odie continued bouncing left, I continued bouncing right!!! And somehow by some small miracle, I managed to stay on!!!
gentleman with dog shouted whilst all this was going on saying Hang on I'll be out your way in a minute - Was he having a laugh? What else could I do but hang on??? And the way things were going, a minute was far too long in the scheme of things!!!
Solitaire I think, was mortified and did say after we had gained her composure Andrew Nicolson wouldn't have sat that, well done, and mentioined something about glue or sticky bum!!! She also did mention that she was trying to think of how she was going to untangle me, had I have actually parted company completely!!
At least I stayed on as I have a feeling 17.2 is a rather long way to fall, albeit it would have been a softish landing on the rubber surface!!
So I have now earnt the title of Velcro Bum again (had an incident a few years ago where I earnt this name)
Did see nice gentleman later in day as he was with the shooting party on our yard and he did apologise, for which there really was no need.... he also added that he would have picked me up if I had fallen off! Would that be after I'd been dragged round the arena at the speed of light with possibly every bone in my body trampled???
So the lesson was fab, and very funny! Why is there never anyone around to take piccies aor videos at times like these! I suspect Solitaire07 may well come with a video camera next time!
And I am sure she will only too happily recount th whole experience!
