Irishcobs
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Put Gyp in the carriage and he was going fine round the field at home so took him up the road to the stubble fields. Mum was on the ground to do the xroad and my friend was with me in the carriage. He was going fine in the fields, trotting around and then he napped badly towards the entrance. I could not get him to turn and the bloody thing bolted. Some how he managed to miss the ditch that is either side of the field entrance, I think my right wheel bounced over the ditch. He was galloping across the next field, mother had seen/heard what was happening and closed the field gate.
He was heading straight for the hedge on the other side of the field, I couldn't pull him up, nothing can stop him once he is going, and I couldn't turn him. I was trying to get him to go left. We hit the hedge and somehow he turned the carriage right, my right wheel was in the air as we left the hedge and I could see us going over so I somehow shifted myself right, bringing the wheel back down again but now we are heading for the gate way. He goes to the right of the gate and hits a wooden fence in front of the hedge, breaking the top rail. He then turns sharp right ready to go off again, I was shouting at mum to grap him as there was no way I would stop him if he goes again, he spins in a circle and stops in front of mum. All of this must of only been about 20 secs, he covered the field so fast and from hitting the hedge to stopping at mum must of only been seconds.
Quick check of everything shows no broken bones or damage to anyone or the carriage so we unhitch and lead Gyp home, wheeling the carriage. Back at the field I long rein him, he was fine so put him to again and he was fine, no problems at all. Stupid horse why do they have to argue!
He has a couple of nicks on his chest from his collasion with the hedge and I suspect his chest will swell at bit from the rail, but no real danage thank god.
I however am still in a bit of shock and in need of a large brandy. My friend was fine a bit shaken as it was her first time in the carriage but wasn't put off.
He was heading straight for the hedge on the other side of the field, I couldn't pull him up, nothing can stop him once he is going, and I couldn't turn him. I was trying to get him to go left. We hit the hedge and somehow he turned the carriage right, my right wheel was in the air as we left the hedge and I could see us going over so I somehow shifted myself right, bringing the wheel back down again but now we are heading for the gate way. He goes to the right of the gate and hits a wooden fence in front of the hedge, breaking the top rail. He then turns sharp right ready to go off again, I was shouting at mum to grap him as there was no way I would stop him if he goes again, he spins in a circle and stops in front of mum. All of this must of only been about 20 secs, he covered the field so fast and from hitting the hedge to stopping at mum must of only been seconds.
Quick check of everything shows no broken bones or damage to anyone or the carriage so we unhitch and lead Gyp home, wheeling the carriage. Back at the field I long rein him, he was fine so put him to again and he was fine, no problems at all. Stupid horse why do they have to argue!
He has a couple of nicks on his chest from his collasion with the hedge and I suspect his chest will swell at bit from the rail, but no real danage thank god.
I however am still in a bit of shock and in need of a large brandy. My friend was fine a bit shaken as it was her first time in the carriage but wasn't put off.
