Update : Bad Fall XC ... to everyone who helped

[Bubblegum]

Further to my recent post about my daughters rotational fall at a coffin fence:
Off we went to Lt Downham for a lesson with the great trainer there. It was a very low key lesson, very relaxed and my daughter started off very hesitant but finished the lesson much better. Horse, however was jumping very cautiously...not like him at all....
So we decided to get him checked out and to cut a long story short...he has a virus.
Well this explains his complete 'miss' at the coffin jump - as it was near the end of the course and so he was obviously tiring.
Good points : Daughter now realises that fall was not due to bad riding. We have both learnt a very hard lesson to keep an eye on the health of our horse more closely. At least we know that our poor boy was not being 'naughty' and hopefully will come back into work with his usual enthusiatic approach to xc.
Bad points: Daughter cannot continue with her BE events so it is a shame that she can't have that all important confidence building run... and will have to wait until next March before we get back into it............can't think of any more bad points.... just releived that we have found an answer to some of our questions and am excited about the prospect of next year when we can start all over again a bit older and wiser I hope.
Thank-you so much for all the kind and encouraging replies - it helped us so much. Especially to those who offered to 'hold my hand' at events.
I may ask you to next year ... 1st event likely to be Isleham, fingers crossed.
So that's it for us this season... at least it will give us plenty of time to re-build horse,rider & mother confidence. Indoor Dressage & SJ awaits! Roll on season 2009!!!!

 

[VRIN]

pleased to hear all is well..

 

[Jade2007]

Good to hear that you found a reason, but poor ponio

There should be some indoor xc on, there is down here but not sure about where you are.

Good luck, sure next year will go fine with un-poorly pony, confident rider & confident mum

 

[sarah23]

Tina is great isn't she.

 

[sueandtoto]

Really good news about the lesson and glad all went well

, shame about the pony though,

hope he feels better soon , we took our daughter xc practice to a lovely little course and had it all to ourselves on Monday afternoon , Toto was a star and after a nervous start they both ended up having loads of fun but I was still a wreck

, I just diddn't let it show , I think its just a protective mother "thing"

, I still try to encourage her to do dressage , its way safer !! x

 

[rara007]

Glad the lesson went well. Pip had/prehaps still has a virus, I don't know but prehaps it is the time of year for them.
Good luck for the winter season

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[Thistle]

Hope everything goes well for you over the winter, try to get to the Arena eventing at Keysoe and JAS at Arena UK and Towerlands, XC style jumps that knock down.

We shall prob be at Isleham.

 

[Bubblegum]

Thanks all....
vrin & Sarah23 - thanks Tina was really fab and knew just what to do... made all ok.
Jade_R ... indoor xc does not suit our boy..he can't quite see the point of it!!! But we have a super UK chasers course in Thetford Forest nearby...so good sandy soil even in winter months. I think a trip or two will be order of the day!
sueandtoto...good to hear you had a productive day. I am sure we mums will gradually get braver! To quote my daughter...'dressage - pah!! .... its just not the same as going xc'..so I am going to have to get over this!!
Rara- according to my vet- he has several horses with similar symptoms so maybe it is the time of year for this virus. Hope lovely Pip is better soon. Our horse was so funny. Until the vet had been he looked fine. Then after he had his blood sample taken he sulked by the gate as if to say...'well the vet has been..I must be ill!!??' It made us laugh really. He is such a lovely boy. We can't wait til he is on top form again.
Fingers croseed that we all have a good winter season.
Thanks everyone. x

 

[Bubblegum]

Thanks Thistle.
We did Towerlands last year and our horse couldn't quite see the point of it!!... but we def will try it again... and maybe Keysoe too.
Will see you at Isleham I hope. Very best of luck to you and B for the Autumn season.

 

[Thistle]

Thanks, if you end up coming to watch at any we are at please come and say hi, we are at Goring, Burnham Market and Oasby atm.

 

[I_A_P]

Glad you are feeling more positive, my last horse has a virus which we did not realise about until we went xc and she was totally out of puff...she has bine fine in the dress/sj and canter work at home etc but by half way round she was just totally not herself and i pulled up.

Hope you get back out next year

 

[Bubblegum]

Thanks FranA.. yes thats similar to our horse. And really daughter should have pulled up, but I guess that sort of decision will come with experience, and as she was riding on a team and her score was needed it makes it harder (though it shouldn't I know)... if she had pulled up she wouldn't have had the horrid fall... and we wouldn't be feeling like this...and...but you can go on and on can't you.
I know we have much to learn and we are very lucky to have such a super horse who forgives all our errors of judgement. He is loving being turned out for 12 hours a day on very rich pasture ( some benefits to a wet summer). He was playing with his pony friend this morning and our instructor, who was here, did say he thought he would be an interesting ride after his time off!!! But we can't wait to ride him again.
I hope you get your much hoped for run soon.....x
Thistle... we will more than likely come to watch at least one of the events... so will def come and say hi..and offer any help.x