Please tell me I’m not the only muppet who does stuff like this…

[EngageDressage]

I’m blaming fibromyalgia and peri menopause for brain fog…..anyone else completed a whole ride with their glove stuck on top of their hat?!? ? Or other similarly daft antics that will stop me feeling like such an idiot????
Picture for evidence in my Facebook post below, it wouldn’t upload here:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...JqrvMrtA5W45veWkiFZbCcjSl&id=2211178712502320

 

[Barton Bounty]

I got on started hacking out this morning with no blinking hat on! Lmao your not alone ???

 

[ycbm]

I went to undo my air jacket as I got off at the end of a ride last week .......

Wasn't done up.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I've done the whole riding with the baseball cap on instead a hat thing a few times. You have a hat on your head you just don't notice its the wrong one ?

 

[Red-1]

Not horses, but the last time I used a tow float in Opem Water Swimming was when I got out and realised I had been dragging a flaccid plastic sack round with me.

Initially, I thought it must have a leak and had deflated. However, someone had taken photos of me setting off and it turns out, I simply never blew it up!

 

[Gloi]

It's funny. I realised partway round a route on my old, extremely quiet pony, that I had my woolly hat on not my riding hat and spent the rest of the route feeling convinced I was going to die ?

 

[Spotherisk]

I’ve got half way around a ride with no hat, not even a woolly one.

I admit to jumping on the same horse bareback, in a head collar, no hat, to ride him down the road to a field. Why did I think that was okay?!

 

[View]

Not horses but similar brain fog. Spent 10 hours behind the wheel of a bus. Jumped into Land River to go home. Went to undo seatbelt at home - to discover I had never put it on. In my defence, the two buses I had been driving don’t have seatbelts, and the driving position in a 110 is very similar to a bus.

Hangs head in shame (company safety trainer!)

 

[Cob Life]

I led a horse in, tied him to the wall, rode the other horse (in view of him) and it was put umtil I went to ride him I realised I’d put his head collar on and tied the rope to the wall but never attached The two! He’d stood there for an hour

I’ve got To the arena sometimes and realised I forgot my hat and had to drag poor pony back to the yard

 

[splashgirl45]

I drove home from the yard ( 35mins) and something fell off the roof when I stopped, it was my whip. How it had stayed up there through going round roundabouts and turning corners I’ll never know

 

[Birker2020]

I went to undo my air jacket as I got off at the end of a ride last week .......

Wasn't done up.

Yes I've done that a few times too, even thinking during riding "so glad i have my air jacket on".

 

[Tiddlypom]

I tacked up a green 4yo in my then rear unload trailer, went to back him out and then realised that I had buckled his breast plate to the breast bar of the trailer.

 

[Shooting Star]

Definitely done the riding in a woolly hat rather than a riding hat several times ... and also once accidentally attached a pair of my knickers to the Velcro on the spray deck of my kayak & took them out for a training session with me - only realised when I got back to the boathouse ?

 

[lynz88]

I've done what BB has done as well...I started on a hack and someone asked where my hat was...my brain was so busy with other things that I had completely forgotten!! It was strange because that is definitely something that just feels "entirely wrong"

 

[Barton Bounty]

I've done what BB has done as well...I started on a hack and someone asked where my hat was...my brain was so busy with other things that I had completely forgotten!! It was strange because that is definitely something that just feels "entirely wrong"

It does doesnt it! I mean generally I trust my horse but dont trust any car drivers lol

 

[lynz88]

Omg yes....it was just so strange that it didn't even register as I've only ridden without a helmet once before and it felt like all sorts of wrong. I did purposely get on from the wrong side the other day and that felt very, very, very strange. I now know what it feels like for newbie riders!! ?

 

[poiuytrewq]

I've done the whole riding with the baseball cap on instead a hat thing a few times. You have a hat on your head you just don't notice its the wrong one ?

I’m a regular with that in winter, have bobble hat on, head is safe ?‍

 

[SEL]

I've got on with just a woolly hat a fair few times. Most memorable was when I asked a new livery if she wouldn't mind just glancing over to the arena every now and then because I was getting back on the Appy after time off. I was up and walking away when she came over and apologised for sticking her nose in but said she'd feel a lot more comfortable if I had a helmet on.

I was horrified - I think I'd even got my body protector on!!

Appy had her halo polished thankfully and just rolled her eyes at me

 

[cauda equina]

I go through a check list before leaving the tack room - 'Hat, yellow thing (hi viz), boots'

 

[Barton Bounty]

I go through a check list before leaving the tack room - 'Hat, yellow thing (hi viz), boots'

Usually i do ?

 

[Dave's Mam]

Once tacked up & went to lead Dave to the school & wondered why he wouldn't move.


Still had the headcollar round his neck.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

I’m blaming fibromyalgia and peri menopause for brain fog…..anyone else completed a whole ride with their glove stuck on top of their hat?!? ? Or other similarly daft antics that will stop me feeling like such an idiot????
Picture for evidence in my Facebook post below, it wouldn’t upload here:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...JqrvMrtA5W45veWkiFZbCcjSl&id=2211178712502320

That is fantastic ? I am sorry not to be more sympathetic but that really did make me laugh. Thank goodness it’s not just me who does these sorts of things!

I managed to ride with split jods and bright pink knickers. I had a longish jacket on but every time I leant forward or jumped anything everyone else must have got the shock of their lives. I only noticed when I got off the horse at the yard and someone told me.

 

[EngageDressage]

Well I don’t feel so bad now thank you all! Sounds like there have been some very lucky escapes!

 

[asmp]

Once I rode out and only realised half way around that I’d crossed my reins under horse’s neck. He neck reins so I hadn’t realised.

But probably even worse, another time about a mile down the road I realised that the bit wasn’t even in his mouth! He wears a Micklem bridle and I had done up the nose band but the bit was under his chin ?

 

[DirectorFury]

I’ve done the hat thing more times than I can count, and not even had the excuse of already wearing a woolly hat or baseball cap .

I’ve also variously forgotten: to change out of trainers into riding boots, to put stirrup leathers back on the saddle after cleaning them, do up various parts of the bridle, actually attach headcollar and lead rope etc etc. My poor mare just humours me, she must feel like she’s doing her bit to look after the village idiot .

 

[SpeedyPony]

Cleaned saddle before a fitting- brought multiple girths and prolite pad in case they were needed, then realised when I tacked up I hadn't put the stirrups back on. Had to do the saddle fitting sans stirrups ?.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Forgot to put my bridle on the lorry for a show. Thanks to lovely fellow competitors for lending me one.

 

[McFluff]

This thread is making me feel better - and glad to hear I’m not the only one that can forget to check I’m wearing the right hat before getting on board!

 

[Laurac13]

More than once I’ve got on without my riding hat

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

I went to undo my air jacket as I got off at the end of a ride last week .......

Wasn't done up.

I’ve done this a fair few times. ?