FestiveFuzz
Well-Known Member
Well some of you may remember me posting the other day about finding the horse of my dreams and agreeing to have a lesson on her on wed before I go to New Zealand.
In my mind there was nothing wrong with having a lesson the day before we fly and the thought of something going wrong had never crossed my mind, however when I told my OH about my plans his response was "don't you dare fall off before New Zealand" now the thought of falling off had never crossed my mind as I trust in my ability and know that I will take all the necessary precautions to minimise any risks, although I am aware there are always risks where horses are concerned. Now when I retold this to my mother she echoed my OHs fears and said well it is tempting fate to have a lesson on a new horse the day before you leave (this infuriated me as this is the same woman who agreed to come watch my lesson a few hours earlier). Anyway my mother has now decided to text me saying that she's had to call RAC out because her car won't start, and thinks I shouldn't ride tomorrow as bad things always come in 3s and me falling would be the third thing (I've had a bad cold this week which is the 2nd thing!).
Now I don't know what to do as I know this is gonna be in the back of my mind the whole time I'm riding. I am tempted to wear my BP (I normally wear it for XC and SJ) tomorrow but it's so uncomfortable I feel I am more likely to fall wearing it than not.
So what would you do in this situation???
In my mind there was nothing wrong with having a lesson the day before we fly and the thought of something going wrong had never crossed my mind, however when I told my OH about my plans his response was "don't you dare fall off before New Zealand" now the thought of falling off had never crossed my mind as I trust in my ability and know that I will take all the necessary precautions to minimise any risks, although I am aware there are always risks where horses are concerned. Now when I retold this to my mother she echoed my OHs fears and said well it is tempting fate to have a lesson on a new horse the day before you leave (this infuriated me as this is the same woman who agreed to come watch my lesson a few hours earlier). Anyway my mother has now decided to text me saying that she's had to call RAC out because her car won't start, and thinks I shouldn't ride tomorrow as bad things always come in 3s and me falling would be the third thing (I've had a bad cold this week which is the 2nd thing!).
Now I don't know what to do as I know this is gonna be in the back of my mind the whole time I'm riding. I am tempted to wear my BP (I normally wear it for XC and SJ) tomorrow but it's so uncomfortable I feel I am more likely to fall wearing it than not.
So what would you do in this situation???
