Stupid (read idiotic and dangerous) things we accidentally do

[FFAQ]

Put a horse in a field and about 5 mins later she strolled into the yard. I don't know what I was thinking but I immediately put her back in the field and the same thing happened. Field had two gates and the other one was wide open. Don't know why I was expecting her to magically stay in the second time!

I did exactly the same thing, although my field was beside a 60mph road. Luckily, I had a big grey shire and a predominantly grey skewbald at the time. Someone recognised them as they were taking themselves off up the hill and called me. Could have been very nasty!

 

[FFAQ]

Just thought of a couple more! There are too many to mention though!

Hacking out with my cousin a few years ago on a horse I'd never ridden before and I could hear a rhythmic clinking sound. We rode on for about 10 minutes before I twigged that it was the girth hitting the tarmac - I'd forgotten to do it up!


The other really stupid thing I did that cost me a lot of money in retraining and a huge crisis of confidence, was about a week after I bought my hand-reared cob. I didn't know he was hand reared at the time and had arranged to go out for a little hack with my then boyfriend and my shire. Anyway, boyfriend wouldn't wait for me to finish tacking up and rode off in a huff instructing me to catch up when I'd finished 'pratting around', and I stupidly tried. They'd only gone around the corner, but my recently backed 4yo thought his new mate had left him and understandably went nuts. He was broncing uncontrollably and eventually had me off. Stupid on so many counts - a/ I was a novice horse owner and should never have bought a 4 year old anyway, much less a hand reared one. b/ should've just untacked and waited for boyfriend to come back and then given him the elbow. Mind you, I have learnt so much from my little cob and all those stupid things I do make me wiser!

 

[LCH611]

Trailered my 4yo to his first lesson with my trainer. Was really pleased with how well he travelled. I tacked him up inside the trailer, and went to back him down the ramp.

He wouldn't budge. I'd fastened his breast plate around the breast bar of the trailer .

I have done the same with a stable door chain!

 

[Valar Morghulis]

Didn't pay attention out hunting and by the time I had refocussed on my horse instead of my conversation his bridle had been removed by the horse standing next to him...