tangoharvey
Well-Known Member
Well of all the things...it was my birthday yesterday and at the grand old age of 38 i decided to have a riding lesson party with 3 of my best mates. I wanted to ride nancy my mare not one of the riding school horses. It was ace, despite me using nancy mainly as a happy hacker, she worked well in the school, and did a trotting pole or two (previously she jkust kicked them out of the way with complete disreguard as if they were twigs on the floor) then, the instructor put a tiny cross up - jump that she said. I CANT i said, Nancy doesnt jump. Jump it she said, just because its your birthday doesnt mean you dont have to do what I tell you, she said.
So, I circled round built up a nice bouncy trot, and in my head as we headed towards the jump, I have visions of her ploughing through it, sending the wood into a million matchsticks, spraying the school, with her then somersaulting over the top and squashing and killing me. However, the said nancy, flicked out her feather feet into a bouncy trot and jumped the flipping jump. I was so shocked to be a)alive and b) over the jump I stopped dead and screamed!! Bad habit to start I know but I just wanted to tell you all and this little event made my birthday!!!!
So, I circled round built up a nice bouncy trot, and in my head as we headed towards the jump, I have visions of her ploughing through it, sending the wood into a million matchsticks, spraying the school, with her then somersaulting over the top and squashing and killing me. However, the said nancy, flicked out her feather feet into a bouncy trot and jumped the flipping jump. I was so shocked to be a)alive and b) over the jump I stopped dead and screamed!! Bad habit to start I know but I just wanted to tell you all and this little event made my birthday!!!!