Took Soph on a pleasure ride today...

[Ottinmeg]

and i wont be doing another one in a hurry! It started from our yard and she knew straight away this wasn't a normal hack.Set of with Taylor and got 100 metres up the road and she started! First off she saw 3 of the other liveries across the field so that lit her up,then the bits of red & white tape showing the way were dangerous and to be avoided at all costs,the long piece of tape flapping and wipping in the wind sent us across one field in a nano second! not to long after that 2 horses came past and that was it, cantering on the spot,spinning round in circles,nose on chest etc by which time another horse was coming past and she got a bit madder and then 3 more came past and trotted off straight away and completely blew her brain! At least we came back together which is more than i can say for the 3 who went before us..all there horses came home on there own!

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Sounds OH too familiar

 

[milliepops]

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Sounds OH too familiar

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Yep same here - had the same experience on Saturday with a fun ride that goes through our yard

They just *know*, don't they? I tried extra hard to set off while there was no one else in view, otherwise we'd catch them up in a second, but that didn't stop the cantering sideways and airs above ground...

 

[Ottinmeg]

Oh yes we had a few of those as well, at one time i thought she was actually going to bronc.She was much worse when she stood still so just tried to keep her moving.If i do another then we are going last so no one can overtake us.Needless to say she didnt get to go on the hound ride as if she can't cope with 6 horses coming past there was no way she would cope with 60!

 

[milliepops]

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If i do another then we are going last so no one can overtake us.

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Weird, eh... I could do with going first really, so I don't have anyone she wants to overtake!

 

[Lolo]

My horse is like that, and if you whack him right at the front he has no one to overtake so chills a bit. Plus, the efforst of keeping right at the front is good for knackering him out!

 

[palomino_pony]

Fun rides are never "fun"!