myhorsefred
Well-Known Member
Well, I hate hacking on my own. But, seeing as it was such lovely weather this afternoon, I had no-one to hack out with, but I thought I would go on my own anyway.
About half a mile away from my home there is a golf course and ocasionally they allow light aircraft to land and take off from their fields.
Well, my horse (relatively new horse, have only had him for about 3 months now) and I were hacking up the road and we were level with the open gateway, (which is the entrance to the golf course) when a plane came in to land!
It appeared from behind the house (that's how low it was) on the other side of the road and flew over our heads. It was probably about 40 feet above us. I had no time to think what to do. Merlin spun around and I thought he was going to gallop up the runway, but I managed to turn him away and bless him, he just stood there. My heart was in my mouth. I was so shocked.
His heart was banging in his chest and he was as scared as me. So, we just stood there for a minute watching the plane taxi up the field in disbelief.
My horse was so good, bless him. He is a very forward going TBxhanovarian and it doesn't take much to light him up. I just patted him and we walked on and I kept chatting to him and patting him. We carried on our hack.
He got anxious when we passed the same spot on the way home, but I kept talking to him and I made him stop in the same gateway just so he could have a look at things, and 'sort it out in his head'. (I could see the plane in the field and knew it was turned off and it was safe to stop and look.)
I really, really don't want to ride him past that place tomorrow, but I am going to make myself because otherwise hacking past that bit of road will become a big thing for him, and for me.
Sorry, pointless post really, but I feel better now I've typed it! Worst thing that has ever happened to me out hacking. And I was on my own, typical!
About half a mile away from my home there is a golf course and ocasionally they allow light aircraft to land and take off from their fields.
Well, my horse (relatively new horse, have only had him for about 3 months now) and I were hacking up the road and we were level with the open gateway, (which is the entrance to the golf course) when a plane came in to land!
It appeared from behind the house (that's how low it was) on the other side of the road and flew over our heads. It was probably about 40 feet above us. I had no time to think what to do. Merlin spun around and I thought he was going to gallop up the runway, but I managed to turn him away and bless him, he just stood there. My heart was in my mouth. I was so shocked.
His heart was banging in his chest and he was as scared as me. So, we just stood there for a minute watching the plane taxi up the field in disbelief.
My horse was so good, bless him. He is a very forward going TBxhanovarian and it doesn't take much to light him up. I just patted him and we walked on and I kept chatting to him and patting him. We carried on our hack.
He got anxious when we passed the same spot on the way home, but I kept talking to him and I made him stop in the same gateway just so he could have a look at things, and 'sort it out in his head'. (I could see the plane in the field and knew it was turned off and it was safe to stop and look.)
I really, really don't want to ride him past that place tomorrow, but I am going to make myself because otherwise hacking past that bit of road will become a big thing for him, and for me.
Sorry, pointless post really, but I feel better now I've typed it! Worst thing that has ever happened to me out hacking. And I was on my own, typical!
