Tempi
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i always used to canter on grass verges alongside country rodes with my old pony!! and pretty much everywhere else aswell tbh!
stupid things you've done in the past
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SouthWestWhippet
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oh lord... I can think of loads.
Cantering on grass verges and hopping onto the road every couple of strides to avoid the drainage ditches. we did this all the time, god knows how we avoided breaking their poor legs.
Galloping my pony around the field without a saddle, bridle, headcollar or hat despite the fact that I knew he a) bucked and b) had tendancy to throw his head in the air (broke my nose doing this and it still didn't stop me)
(as an adult) calling out the vet in emergancy hours at massive expense thinking my horse was dieing of strangles when if fact he had had a mild allergic reaction to something in the hedge
Not cleaning my saddle until all the stiching rotted then just hacking bareback for 6 months until my mum forgave me and sent it off to be repaired
Trying to get my pony to swim by riding her through river flood water up to her chest. This despite both my knowlege of dangerous undercurrents and her strong objections
But the all star prize has to go to the day I bought my loan pony up to my parent's house and allowed it to graze on the lawn... not realising that the Yew tree was poisoness. The pony got colic and lay down and I thought he was going to die... it was the most awful thing ever. Fortunately a couple of people down the road are really horsey and they came and sorted me out.
TBH I don't think I'm above making some seriously stupid mistakes now but when I look back on the amount I didn't know (and the fact that my parents were totally non-horsey so I was on my own most of the time) it is a wonder any of my ponies survived.
Cantering on grass verges and hopping onto the road every couple of strides to avoid the drainage ditches. we did this all the time, god knows how we avoided breaking their poor legs.
Galloping my pony around the field without a saddle, bridle, headcollar or hat despite the fact that I knew he a) bucked and b) had tendancy to throw his head in the air (broke my nose doing this and it still didn't stop me)
(as an adult) calling out the vet in emergancy hours at massive expense thinking my horse was dieing of strangles when if fact he had had a mild allergic reaction to something in the hedge
Not cleaning my saddle until all the stiching rotted then just hacking bareback for 6 months until my mum forgave me and sent it off to be repaired
Trying to get my pony to swim by riding her through river flood water up to her chest. This despite both my knowlege of dangerous undercurrents and her strong objections
But the all star prize has to go to the day I bought my loan pony up to my parent's house and allowed it to graze on the lawn... not realising that the Yew tree was poisoness. The pony got colic and lay down and I thought he was going to die... it was the most awful thing ever. Fortunately a couple of people down the road are really horsey and they came and sorted me out.
TBH I don't think I'm above making some seriously stupid mistakes now but when I look back on the amount I didn't know (and the fact that my parents were totally non-horsey so I was on my own most of the time) it is a wonder any of my ponies survived.
teapot
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Probably the worst one (as have only ever had a horse out of a RS once, for 2months and couldnt hack him anyway) was when I had to supervise the livery kids on their ponies.
Set up 2 jumps, must have been pony striding as poles were out from lesson before. Got quickly stopped before a 15.2 cob tripped over pole.
Oh and whacking jump up to 3ft on one occasion for the liveries, about 3 of them did it. And got rollocked for it in the middle of the yard (3 ponies who were out competing at 2ft9/43ft anyway which annoyed me the most)
When I was much younger, asked to groom my mate's pony. Groomed him, finished him and forgot to put bolt across properly (and no kick bolt)
Oh and finding old copies of Your Horse and looking at the for sale section - I'd circled the horses that I had wanted at the time - was a complete novice - 16.2 3yr old tb anyone?
Set up 2 jumps, must have been pony striding as poles were out from lesson before. Got quickly stopped before a 15.2 cob tripped over pole.
Oh and whacking jump up to 3ft on one occasion for the liveries, about 3 of them did it. And got rollocked for it in the middle of the yard (3 ponies who were out competing at 2ft9/43ft anyway which annoyed me the most)
When I was much younger, asked to groom my mate's pony. Groomed him, finished him and forgot to put bolt across properly (and no kick bolt)
Oh and finding old copies of Your Horse and looking at the for sale section - I'd circled the horses that I had wanted at the time - was a complete novice - 16.2 3yr old tb anyone?
Gingernags
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Oh my, thats reminded me of more!
Schooling whilst under the influence of too much lager, with no hat on...
Telling everyone at school Harvey Smith was my uncle - well its believeable when your surname is Smith!
Having a "sleep over" at the farm in the barn and telling ghost stories so the younger kids were terrified...
Walking past the field on the way home from a night out, and going to give Asti drunken hugs (and getting covered in mud in the process) - mind you I was well over 18 with this one...
Schooling whilst under the influence of too much lager, with no hat on...
Telling everyone at school Harvey Smith was my uncle - well its believeable when your surname is Smith!
Having a "sleep over" at the farm in the barn and telling ghost stories so the younger kids were terrified...
Walking past the field on the way home from a night out, and going to give Asti drunken hugs (and getting covered in mud in the process) - mind you I was well over 18 with this one...
KrashnBurn
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OMG the shame of it...
1. Racing ponies over the mountain and falling off
2. Riding with a headcollar and leadrope.
3. Cantering along grass verges (not on my own there!)
4. Taking the horse to the pub on a friday after work and meandering back through the fields!
Older and wiser now...
1. Racing ponies over the mountain and falling off
2. Riding with a headcollar and leadrope.
3. Cantering along grass verges (not on my own there!)
4. Taking the horse to the pub on a friday after work and meandering back through the fields!
Older and wiser now...
jenbleep
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sometimes when me and my friends go out drinking, if a guy comes up to us and asks us what we do for a living we say we are international showjumpers, and based in germany! they dont know any different
jenbleep
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my friend went to go check on the horses once at 2am (because someone noticed something strange) but he had been drinking. he decided to get on one of the safest horses there, not hat no tack. the safe horse decided to gallop down the hill with him.
needless to say he fell off, but didnt notice his arm was bleeding until he got back in the car, because there was blood all over the window! (sorry if anyones eating your lunch). he just laughed!
needless to say he fell off, but didnt notice his arm was bleeding until he got back in the car, because there was blood all over the window! (sorry if anyones eating your lunch). he just laughed!
S_N
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OK NOT horsey, but PF put salt in her tea this morning - quite a lot too
She also admitted it - I think she needs admitting!!!!
matthew
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Smoking when riding ( am i a chav??)
Riding my 16.2h though my mums front door and in to the hall way.
cantered on grass verges
me and a friend found two horses in a field ( we were 8) and jumped on them bareback with no bridle or headcoller and wandered why we spent 10 minutes galoping flat out around the field and had to bale out!
is that enough.....
Riding my 16.2h though my mums front door and in to the hall way.
cantered on grass verges
me and a friend found two horses in a field ( we were 8) and jumped on them bareback with no bridle or headcoller and wandered why we spent 10 minutes galoping flat out around the field and had to bale out!
is that enough.....
riotgirl
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OK NOT horsey, but PF put salt in her tea this morning - quite a lot too
She also admitted it - I think she needs admitting!!!!
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I would have blagged it and said it was the norm in Argentina
OK NOT horsey, but PF put salt in her tea this morning - quite a lot too
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I would have blagged it and said it was the norm in Argentina
Chex
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I canter on grass verges too, not on proper roads though! I used to gallop back across the field bareback, headcollar and not hat. I did it everyday, and never had any control.
Having a bareback, headcollar and no hat race up the track to the field, but we decided to swop horses. I ended up on the one that was usually ridden in a dutch gag. Needless to say I ended up on the deck, very almost hitting my head off some rocks. Now that really was stupid.
When me and my friend rode someone elses horse back across the field, we decided we'd both ride. The horse jumped a ditch and we both fell off and landed in a bog. It was hilarious, but again not a good idea without a hat, saddle or bridle!
Having a bareback, headcollar and no hat race up the track to the field, but we decided to swop horses. I ended up on the one that was usually ridden in a dutch gag. Needless to say I ended up on the deck, very almost hitting my head off some rocks. Now that really was stupid.
When me and my friend rode someone elses horse back across the field, we decided we'd both ride. The horse jumped a ditch and we both fell off and landed in a bog. It was hilarious, but again not a good idea without a hat, saddle or bridle!
Weezy
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Ummm dont see what is wrong with riding in a headcoller - I used to do taht all the time plus lead 2 ponies either side to get to the fields LOL Used to always hare round the fields without a hat on (lets face it, the velvet covered cork hats with a bit of elastic that was always over the top of the hat wouldnt have made MUCH difference in a fall!)
Most STUPID thing I ever did was get pissed at a feria (think big fete but wth horse classes - very norm for where I am from in Spain) and riding home - well being carried home, I remember NOTHING of it
Escorting a girl home on horseback - 2 hour ride - got lost on the way home, horse went lame, it started to rain and umm I didnt tell anyone where I was going - whoops!
Most STUPID thing I ever did was get pissed at a feria (think big fete but wth horse classes - very norm for where I am from in Spain) and riding home - well being carried home, I remember NOTHING of it
Escorting a girl home on horseback - 2 hour ride - got lost on the way home, horse went lame, it started to rain and umm I didnt tell anyone where I was going - whoops!
Skhosu
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humm..
galloping up field bareback in headcollar with no hat on..
still do canter on grass verges and jump the ditches!
one of the things I kick myself for is turning a new horse out in the field after we got him, by the time I checked him next evening he was so badly colicing he had to be PTS. will never forgive myself...
hmm..not much else exciting I can think of
galloping up field bareback in headcollar with no hat on..
still do canter on grass verges and jump the ditches!
one of the things I kick myself for is turning a new horse out in the field after we got him, by the time I checked him next evening he was so badly colicing he had to be PTS. will never forgive myself...
hmm..not much else exciting I can think of
Kelly1982
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OMG the things i did, your gonna shoot me down
Used to ride everywhere in headcollar and leadrope, bare back and had no worries about jumping 4ft like it too.
Went flat out gallop around the woods in knee deep mud.
Made pony jump a solid 5 bar gate to get into & out of the woods as we didn't have a key (parents wouldn't pay for an annual one so we had to impravise (sp)).
Made pony jump a 3ft fence out of the field so that i didn't have to walk through the muddy gate way (i stood on one side and just pulled him and he jumped it from stand still)
Taught him to cease (sp) so he used to bite whoever came past when i asked he he
Taught my first pony to rear (it was all the rage then)
Used to gallop across farmers field etc and get shouted at all the time and claim 'i cant stop'
Used to jump in the dark
I could probably name hundreds but they are the worst, i look back now and think 'what the hell was i thinking'. Funny thing was though that i had the strongest bond i have ever had with that pony even after all the mad things i made him do LOL
Used to ride everywhere in headcollar and leadrope, bare back and had no worries about jumping 4ft like it too.
Went flat out gallop around the woods in knee deep mud.
Made pony jump a solid 5 bar gate to get into & out of the woods as we didn't have a key (parents wouldn't pay for an annual one so we had to impravise (sp)).
Made pony jump a 3ft fence out of the field so that i didn't have to walk through the muddy gate way (i stood on one side and just pulled him and he jumped it from stand still)
Taught him to cease (sp) so he used to bite whoever came past when i asked he he
Taught my first pony to rear (it was all the rage then)
Used to gallop across farmers field etc and get shouted at all the time and claim 'i cant stop'
Used to jump in the dark
I could probably name hundreds but they are the worst, i look back now and think 'what the hell was i thinking'. Funny thing was though that i had the strongest bond i have ever had with that pony even after all the mad things i made him do LOL
Faithkat
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I used to ride my Arab in from the field, bareback with a headcollar (and me with no hat either) when he'd only just been backed . . . . bless him, he never batted an eyelid !!!!
sarahmagic
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I used to jump benches out on hacks and ride on footpaths in the woods cos the bridlepaths were too muddy! Got shouted at by an old lady for doing it and I just shouted back at her!
Also used to ride my horse into her stable and hang off the door frame while she walked in.
Let my friend sit in front of the saddle while riding my nutter ex-racehorse in the field and then wondering why she went a bit mad!!
Also used to ride my horse into her stable and hang off the door frame while she walked in.
Let my friend sit in front of the saddle while riding my nutter ex-racehorse in the field and then wondering why she went a bit mad!!
Parkranger
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Ummm dont see what is wrong with riding in a headcoller - I used to do taht all the time!
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Errr, I did that last week - and without a hat.....puts flameproof jacket on.......
Ummm dont see what is wrong with riding in a headcoller - I used to do taht all the time!
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Errr, I did that last week - and without a hat.....puts flameproof jacket on.......
Oaksflight
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Galloping up field with no hat on, in headcollar and leadrope, only for leadrope to come undone so had nothing but mane to hold on to. Cantering along grass verges. Trotting unshod pony on roads to hearts delight, not thinking what it might do to her - she often went footsore til I realised. Plenty more but can't remember them at this silly hour. Oh, hacking unfit pony ten mile round trips so I could take her to my house, and wondering why she'd plant her feet and not go any further.
Happy Bird
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OMG there are so many hyterical ones - I haven't laughed so much in ages. I can think of a few horrors........
1. We used to take it in turns to lie inside a ditch whilst letting everyone jump over us on their ponies !
2. Cut my ponies mane so short with scissors. I then tried to plait him up so nobody could see.
3. Used to ride with headcollar & leadrope back from the field (no hat!!)
4 Used draw reins excessively (I still feel guilty about that now but it was 20 years ago and I didn't know better).
5. Jumped against the clock drunk and dressed as a clown (it was fancy dress pairs) Thought I'd jumped clear but had actually missed out a fence.
6. Trying to loose school a friend. We got a major bollocking from her Mum as we accidentally hit her with the lunge whip !
7. Two or us riding bareback on one pony down to the petrol station to get sweets.
8. Daring each other to gallop to the tree and back ......... across a putting green !
9. Jumping benches in the park.
1. We used to take it in turns to lie inside a ditch whilst letting everyone jump over us on their ponies !
2. Cut my ponies mane so short with scissors. I then tried to plait him up so nobody could see.
3. Used to ride with headcollar & leadrope back from the field (no hat!!)
4 Used draw reins excessively (I still feel guilty about that now but it was 20 years ago and I didn't know better).
5. Jumped against the clock drunk and dressed as a clown (it was fancy dress pairs) Thought I'd jumped clear but had actually missed out a fence.
6. Trying to loose school a friend. We got a major bollocking from her Mum as we accidentally hit her with the lunge whip !
7. Two or us riding bareback on one pony down to the petrol station to get sweets.
8. Daring each other to gallop to the tree and back ......... across a putting green !
9. Jumping benches in the park.
Seahorse
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Riding along with my friend down the road having a sword fight with our whips, not realising we had about 5 cars waiting behind us!
Riding my horse with just draw reins on
I took my normal reins off as I didn't know you had to have 2 sets of reins. Luckily my friend told me and I put my reins back on......
Jumping picnic tables at the country park, and leaving our ponies outside a shop eating the grass and both of us going in to get sweets.
I wonder to this day why didn't 1 go in and the other one hold the ponies??????
Going out for a ride bareback, and meeting the hunt!
Riding my horse with just draw reins on
Jumping picnic tables at the country park, and leaving our ponies outside a shop eating the grass and both of us going in to get sweets.
I wonder to this day why didn't 1 go in and the other one hold the ponies??????
Going out for a ride bareback, and meeting the hunt!
GTs
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God I have no idea where to start - everything from jumping a dead cow at age 10, to breezing a horse bareback, to riding doubles in shorts and sandles swinging a mallet hitting a ball around at the canter without a helmet.