Hovis_and_SidsMum
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Well it was bound to happen eventually but I fell off hovis at the weekend!
I took him to a low level jumping competition which due to other events at the place was being held outside. I assumed that meant in a menage but it was actually in a field. The grass was a bit slippery and Hovis wasn't too happy about not having a fence around the jumping area. I should have walked away at this point.
He was being very strong but I thought I'd calmed him down enough in the warm up area so off we went. He took the first two jumps ok but the third jump was on a slope with a really tight turn to jump four. Because of this i wanted to tuck him right up into the corner to be able to make the turn to the next fence, but this meant he had to jump up the slope at an angle. At the last minute he decided jumping down hill was much easier so he went right and i went left over his shoulder!!
I hit the ground right on my left hip then hammered my head into the turf. Ouch. The little git then buggered off!
The first thing huuby said as he ran up was had I broken his fancy GPA hat that I was wearing followed by - "crikey I don't know how you're going to get the grass stains out of those jodphurs"! Love eh?!!
So i am still limping around unable to even lie on my left hip and feeling rather sorry for myself! Oh to be 10 again when you bounce like a rubber ball!
I took him to a low level jumping competition which due to other events at the place was being held outside. I assumed that meant in a menage but it was actually in a field. The grass was a bit slippery and Hovis wasn't too happy about not having a fence around the jumping area. I should have walked away at this point.
He was being very strong but I thought I'd calmed him down enough in the warm up area so off we went. He took the first two jumps ok but the third jump was on a slope with a really tight turn to jump four. Because of this i wanted to tuck him right up into the corner to be able to make the turn to the next fence, but this meant he had to jump up the slope at an angle. At the last minute he decided jumping down hill was much easier so he went right and i went left over his shoulder!!
I hit the ground right on my left hip then hammered my head into the turf. Ouch. The little git then buggered off!
The first thing huuby said as he ran up was had I broken his fancy GPA hat that I was wearing followed by - "crikey I don't know how you're going to get the grass stains out of those jodphurs"! Love eh?!!
So i am still limping around unable to even lie on my left hip and feeling rather sorry for myself! Oh to be 10 again when you bounce like a rubber ball!
