what are your embarassing horsey faux pas?

[popsicle]

When I went on my first pleasure / endurance ride, it was a warm day and I was feeling very thirsty and wondering how long it would be before someone offered us a drink at a pit stop. Now this must have been really praying on my mind because we came to a pit stop where we were asked if we wanted a slosh bottle, I said I did and was given an old fabric conditioner bottle full of water. I thought it would make the water taste funny and also i didn't think i could drink it all, so as I smelt it and was about to take a sip, a more savvy friend informed me it was to pour on the horse to cool it down

 

[mole]

thanks for that

im off on my first pleasure/endurance ride in the morning so wont be making that mistake now

 

[Pedantic]

LOL

 

[Silverspring]

LOL! I love it, you don't normally get offered sloshers by strangers, they must have been very nice people

 

[Charmaine18]

The other day I was asked to put a fly rug on, and I'd never done it before. Once I was finished, having worked out where all the fastenings were and everything, I proudly showed the YO my work only to be told that I'd put it on inside out.

I'd wondered why the velcro was on the wrong side, but I hadn't stopped to actually think about it!

 

[Sarah Sum1]

I have a photo of my old pony, wearing brushing boots i had put on upside down

I ony noticed years after!

 

[popsicle]

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The other day I was asked to put a fly rug on, and I'd never done it before. Once I was finished, having worked out where all the fastenings were and everything, I proudly showed the YO my work only to be told that I'd put it on inside out.

I'd wondered why the velcro was on the wrong side, but I hadn't stopped to actually think about it!

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LOL Thought you were going to say you didn't know flies wore rugs

 

[CorvusCorax]

I fell off sideways during a massive nose-to-tail shake from the horse

 

[ForeverBroke_]

I apparently commented on a railway forum instead of a this one

Now, why would I do that?!

 

[popsicle]

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I apparently commented on a railway forum instead of a this one

Now, why would I do that?!

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I wonder.

Do you know anything about the Hissing that goes on in the trains toilets, by any chance?

 

[ForeverBroke_]

I think that could be the toilets??

Does it sort of go "Tsssssssssssssssst?" Its the same as on planes you know??

 

[popsicle]

Could be the toilets, It goes Tssst Tsssst pause then sometimes it repeats and sometimes not. Don't think its the air freshner though as I can never smell fresh pine

 

[Barbara_LF]

Is this embarrassing enough??
I was riding a dressage test in a ring that had rope instead of fencing. My horse spooked and proceeded to get his foot over the rope. Next thing we knew, we were galloping off with the entire "ring" flying behind us! Talk about a show stopper!

 

[popsicle]

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Is this embarrassing enough??
I was riding a dressage test in a ring that had rope instead of fencing. My horse spooked and proceeded to get his foot over the rope. Next thing we knew, we were galloping off with the entire "ring" flying behind us! Talk about a show stopper!

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[Booboos]

I was so nervous waiting to go cross country that I took my foot out of the stirrup and them liften the saddle flap to check my girth...causing the stirrup iron to hit me on the head and nearly knock me out (I was wearing a hat, but it was still quite a wallop!).

 

[Festive_Felicitations]

Working on a QH stud in Argentina:

I was sent out to bring in an 11yr old mare and come in with a 4yr old colt

To be fair he was her son, they were both chestnut (as were about 25 other horses on the place...). Apparently she was in the 3rd paddock on my other left....

The worse thing was I was told I could ride the mare in bareback in the headcollar...so of course I lept on the colt who had only been broken for 4 mnths. I think he was too astonished to do anything and jogged in quietly bless him, though I almost had a heart attack when I realised what I had done...

I did't live that one down for months....

 

[Tinkerbee]

Urgh. I've been wearing short boots and chaps for years... move to England first day of lesson/helping out on new yard and after the whole day the YO says to me as I'm leaving "You do know you have your chaps on the wrong legs?"
Which sure enough, I did. Zips on the insides. CRINGE. No wonder she still thinks I'm a muppet.

 

[cptrayes]

Driving an eleven foot six horse lorry under an eleven foot three petrol station canopy?

 

[Dottie]

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Driving an eleven foot six horse lorry under an eleven foot three petrol station canopy?

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Oh dear! Bet you were popular!

 

[cptrayes]

Hubby wasn't popular. He sat there and said " I knew you were going to do that".

If he knew why the (&^^%$&(^^)*()*!!!!! did he let me?????

 

[Dottie]

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Hubby wasn't popular. He sat there and said " I knew you were going to do that".

If he knew why the (&^^%$&(^^)*()*!!!!! did he let me?????

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Ever so helpful huh?

 

[SharerSarah]

no so much a riding faux pas, but when i was about 12 i was talking to my mum about the ever so popular showjumper called Nick Skeleton!