3Beasties
Well-Known Member
I've owned Missi for nearly 2 years and despite some very interesting behaviour on her part I'd manage to avoid falling off her....until now!
A few weeks ago I fell off at camp. Was no big deal really and in some ways I was relived as NOT falling off had made me really paronoid about coming off and I was stressing about it thinking 'today's the day' every time I got on to ride.
Fast forward to today and I was having a schooling session in the field. I was warming up in walk and she went to spook at something but slipped on the grass, lost her footing and fell over landing on my ankle
Got back on after checking that she was alright and was just going to have a walk trot and little canter, nothing too much as thought she might be sore. She was going really nicely but then a noisy/massive plane flew over which usually she wouldn't be bothered about but she got upset as the plane seemed to be over us forever so she got more and more agitated. She did her broncy/bucky/reary thing face planting me into her neck (again!!) so I flew backwards, she reared again and I fell off over her @rse. It would have probably been funny had it not hurt so bloody much!!
I honestly thought I had broken my leg as I felt something 'go' as I was coming off but after rolling around in pain for a while and phoning my mum to come and rescue me (still a mummys girl at heart!) I did manage to compose myself and get to my feet eventually. (After reassuring Mum I was fine she stayed at home!)
Got back on for 5 minutes and then called it a day!
I'm OK just very sore, typically I fell on the same side both times. Ankle and hip giving me the most grief at the moment but I can weight bare OK (Although steps/stairs are interesting!). Missi Moo seems fine too!
What's funny is the same thing happened with my TB 10 years ago, no falls for a year and then had 3 within a few weeks, 2 of which where on the same day!
Pointless post really but I am feeling sorry for myself and trying not to over analyse is all. I'm fine, she's fine, we'll both be fine together.
Please tell me that will be it on the fall front for a while??
A few weeks ago I fell off at camp. Was no big deal really and in some ways I was relived as NOT falling off had made me really paronoid about coming off and I was stressing about it thinking 'today's the day' every time I got on to ride.
Fast forward to today and I was having a schooling session in the field. I was warming up in walk and she went to spook at something but slipped on the grass, lost her footing and fell over landing on my ankle
Got back on after checking that she was alright and was just going to have a walk trot and little canter, nothing too much as thought she might be sore. She was going really nicely but then a noisy/massive plane flew over which usually she wouldn't be bothered about but she got upset as the plane seemed to be over us forever so she got more and more agitated. She did her broncy/bucky/reary thing face planting me into her neck (again!!) so I flew backwards, she reared again and I fell off over her @rse. It would have probably been funny had it not hurt so bloody much!!
I honestly thought I had broken my leg as I felt something 'go' as I was coming off but after rolling around in pain for a while and phoning my mum to come and rescue me (still a mummys girl at heart!) I did manage to compose myself and get to my feet eventually. (After reassuring Mum I was fine she stayed at home!)
Got back on for 5 minutes and then called it a day!
I'm OK just very sore, typically I fell on the same side both times. Ankle and hip giving me the most grief at the moment but I can weight bare OK (Although steps/stairs are interesting!). Missi Moo seems fine too!
What's funny is the same thing happened with my TB 10 years ago, no falls for a year and then had 3 within a few weeks, 2 of which where on the same day!
Pointless post really but I am feeling sorry for myself and trying not to over analyse is all. I'm fine, she's fine, we'll both be fine together.
Please tell me that will be it on the fall front for a while??