Should novice riders be banned?

[Mrs B]

I used to do that too! And set up a 'course' of jumps, with the seat cushions from the couch.

I used to wilfully (and incompetently) pilot my blue Space Hopper (bigger than the common-or-garden orange ones, so actually about 17.6hh) around a set of jumps in the garden made of painted bamboo canes ... the fun one was the water jump we made with a length of plastic sheet covered in a thin layer of water - hell if you hit it at an angle on the bounce as you skidded 20 feet into the flower beds.

Great practice for riding real ponies and I recommend it to the House as a necessary prerequisite for being allowed (or alloud?) on any breathing equine henceforth.

PS - How is your Evilness this fine summer?

 

[milliepops]

also we were always safety first, wearing my mum's old helmets with elastic chin straps.

That's what we like to see
*nods sagely*
I bet you wouldn't have lost your hobby horse's body. Rowreach could learn a thing or 2 from you.

 

[Mule]

I used to wilfully (and incompetently) pilot my blue Space Hopper (bigger than the common-or-garden orange ones, so actually about 17.6hh) around a set of jumps in the garden made of painted bamboo canes ... the fun one was the water jump we made with a length of plastic sheet covered in a thin layer of water - hell if you hit it at an angle on the bounce as you skidded 20 feet into the flower beds.

Great practice for riding real ponies and I recommend it to the House as a necessary prerequisite for being allowed (or alloud?) on any breathing equine henceforth.

That sounds brilliant! I'd do that now😃

 

[Rowreach]

That's what we like to see
*nods sagely*
I bet you wouldn't have lost your hobby horse's body. Rowreach could learn a thing or 2 from you.

I have already written it down in my handy hints and tips book. What width elastic should I use?

 

[milliepops]

Depends on your chin size, clearly 🤦‍♀️

 

[Rowreach]

That sounds brilliant! I'd do that now😃

I am tempted to try this, although my garden is shaped like the Derby bank and there is a rather large natural water feature at the bottom. I challenge you all!!!

 

[Rowreach]

Depends on your chin size, clearly 🤦‍♀️

Double row, extra wide then?

 

[Mrs B]

That sounds brilliant! I'd do that now😃

Maybe we should set up an online HHO competition? You know, like the dressage tests you can film send in from home ... post them on here and collectively decide if any of us should actually ride in real life

ETA I like the layout of your garden for this, Rowreach! Be like the lake at Badminton ...

 

[milliepops]

I am tempted to try this, although my garden is shaped like the Derby bank and there is a rather large natural water feature at the bottom. I challenge you all!!!

We will expect videos! 😅

 

[blitznbobs]

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Around her front leg, just above the shoe

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Around her front leg, just above the shoe

New my little pony = 🤮🤮🤢🤢🤮🤮

wrong, just wrong

 

[JFTDWS]

All over to Rowreach's, with our space hoppers at the ready!

 

[blitznbobs]

I used to wilfully (and incompetently) pilot my blue Space Hopper (bigger than the common-or-garden orange ones, so actually about 17.6hh) around a set of jumps in the garden made of painted bamboo canes ... the fun one was the water jump we made with a length of plastic sheet covered in a thin layer of water - hell if you hit it at an angle on the bounce as you skidded 20 feet into the flower beds.

Great practice for riding real ponies and I recommend it to the House as a necessary prerequisite for being allowed (or alloud?) on any breathing equine henceforth.

PS - How is your Evilness this fine summer?

Sounds great for core strength and also for glueability

 

[Mule]

New my little pony = 🤮🤮🤢🤢🤮🤮

wrong, just wrong

It really is!
What were they thinking🤢🤮🤮🤮

 

[Shilasdair]

All over to Rowreach's, with our space hoppers at the ready!

My space hopper is a little...flaccid.

 

[blitznbobs]

My first my
Little pony was called blossom - it was purple.... I had a pink one too but that one got eaten by the dog

 

[JFTDWS]

My space hopper is a little...flaccid.

There's a pill for that these days

 

[blitznbobs]

My first my
Little pony was called blossom - it was purple.... I had a pink one too but that one got eaten by the dog

My mum got cross when he puked it all over the lounge carpet — *ahhh such happy memories*

 

[Rowreach]

All over to Rowreach's, with our space hoppers at the ready!

Kettle on and first aid kits at the ready 🏆🤣

 

[milliepops]

I had a pink one too but that one got eaten by the dog

All the novices getting flushed out now 🙄 failure to protect against predators... you've learnt yourself 10 years on the spacehopper

 

[Mule]

My first my
Little pony was called blossom - it was purple.... I had a pink one too but that one got eaten by the dog

😭Poor pink pony. The worst that happened mine was dodgy hair cuts.

 

[JFTDWS]

Kettle on and first aid kits at the ready 🏆🤣

Emergency services on speed dial!

 

[milliepops]

Emergency services on speed dial!

Men in white coats, maybe 😅

 

[Rowreach]

My space hopper is a little...flaccid.

Have you heard of something called condition scoring?

 

[JFTDWS]

Men in white coats, maybe 😅

I'm not sure we should wait to scramble them!

 

[Rowreach]

Emergency services on speed dial!

My opposite neighbour is a firefighter, will she do?

 

[blitznbobs]

😭Poor pink pony. The worst that happened mine was dodgy hair cuts.

I agree does this make me a life long incompetent to manage small plastic pony effigies?

 

[JFTDWS]

My opposite neighbour is a firefighter, will she do?

Is she hot?

I mean, not when she's in a fire, obvs...

 

[Mrs B]

All over to Rowreach's, with our space hoppers at the ready!

What bits are competition-legal though? Mine always used to be quite hard to make tight turns on, although I do now appreciate the power should have come from my seat and legs

 

[Tihamandturkey]

If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother posting on my threads, please.

Sycophants, however, are welcome.

Bahahaha 🤣

 

[Mule]

My mum got cross when he puked it all over the lounge carpet — *ahhh such happy memories*

I agree does this make me a life long incompetent to manage small plastic pony effigies?

That depends... Do you still own a dog?