What's your nervous riding song?

[ycbm]

I know we did this a few years back but I thought it would be fun to repeat for new members.

It's often advised to sing when you're feeling nervous as it helps you and the horse. What's your song?

Mine is either "I'm a pink toothbrush" or "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeather Katzenella Bogen by the Sea", both by Max Byegraves and from my childhood

And for those too young to know them:

 

[conniegirl]

Nellie the elephant!

 

[Pinkvboots]

It's a long way to tipparary mainly

 

[scats]

I know we did this a few years back but I thought it would be fun to repeat for new members.

It's often advised to sing when you're feeling nervous as it helps you and the horse. What's your song?

Mine is either "I'm a pink toothbrush" or "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeather Katzenella Bogen by the Sea", both by Max Byegraves and from my childhood

And for those too young to know them:

My friends Nan had a record with these two songs on it. Also a song that went “I am a veeeerrry special goose, a veeeerrrry special goose, a very special goose am I.” We used to play it all the time when we were kids. The goose song still cracks me up.

 

[wiglet]

Octopus's Garden by the Beatles - just the first sentence on repeat

 

[J&S]

Another Beatles: I need a little help from my friends! also Adam Faith's, What do you want if you don't want money?

 

[ArklePig]

I make mine up... Poor horse must be traumatised by bad lyrics and inability to hold a tune.

I sing 'I'm a big big cob with a big fat gob it's not a big big deal if you feed meee' to the tune (loosely) of Big Big World.

I also sing 'Finbar, he's a big fat cob, Finbar, bananas in his gob, Finbar his feet go clip clop, Finbar he's the wondercob' to the tune (again loosely) of Go West. He's honestly not even fat, hope I don't give him a complex.

Writing that down I realise how unhinged I sound.

 

[lannerch]

Carpenters top of the world

 

[cariadbach10]

Ten Green Bottles. Fits with the pace of a walk and requires zero thinking, just mindless repetition!

 

[Hero**]

The tide is high by Blondie. It's got a nice canter rhythm and slows down my breathing/movement.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I don't sing out of nervousness, I can't sing, I am completely tone deaf and could shatter glass a mile away ?? but I have been known to do a bit of Placebo on the gallops every now and then when upsides someone who is nervous and not breathing - it either makes them laugh or creeps them out either way it forces them to breath a bit ???

 

[Bluewaves]

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How much is that horsie in the window, the one with the big bushy tail?
How much is that horsie in the window? i do hope that horsie's for sale!

?

 

[nagblagger]

'Show me the way to go home' can't remember who it's by...

 

[Petmurf]

Ten Green Bottles. Fits with the pace of a walk and requires zero thinking, just mindless repetition!

Same here, I speed it up or sing slowly depending on his pace

 

[CMcC]

Onward Christian Soldiers.

 

[Gloi]

Onward Christian Soldiers.

That. Or Delaney's donkey.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Nellie the elephant!

This, and Rhubarb and Custard, as well as living in a prayer. Sometimes a hymn too!

 

[Marnie]

Labelled with Love by Squeeze

 

[Dustygirl]

Ten Green Bottles. Fits with the pace of a walk and requires zero thinking, just mindless repetition!

Me too - easy to remember!

 

[cold_feet]

We went to the animal fair on repeat

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-the-animal-fair/z766wty

 

[littleshetland]

Bohemian Rhapsody in its entirety, and an Italian song called 'Volare', with the refrain changed to the name of my horse!
And pretty much anything by the Beatles...

 

[humblepie]

Don’t sing but tell him not to be a donut ? amongst other things.

 

[dorsetladette]

Usually nursery rhymes as my dad used to sing them to me when we were in lead rein classes. Then he also sang a few which are not very PC anymore. 2 little boys among others. The kind of song that once its in your head you can't get rid of it.

 

[cauda equina]

Onward Christian Soldiers.

That, or this

only I don't know the words properly so there's a lot of deedle dee

 

[Hepsibah]

My lot have their own theme music. Bess gets the theme from Black Beauty, Daisy's is Daisy, Daisy and Ruby's is Roy Orbison's Ooby (Ruby) dooby.

 

[SO1]

What do we do with the drunken sailor but insert horses name instead of sailor. Very odd I know.

 

[flying_high]

I know we did this a few years back but I thought it would be fun to repeat for new members.

It's often advised to sing when you're feeling nervous as it helps you and the horse. What's your song?

Mine is either "I'm a pink toothbrush" or "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeather Katzenella Bogen by the Sea", both by Max Byegraves and from my childhood

And for those too young to know them:

Down the way, where the soliders were gay and the sun shines brightly

and Once I caught a fish alive

Both from nursery songs nearly 40 years ago!

 

[Upthecreek]

Wheels on the bus. Started singing it when my children first came off the lead rein so they weren’t scared when we had some hairy moments! Still sing it now when the sh*t hits the fan ?

 

[Indy]

Depends on what just pops out of my mouth really. At the moment it's Underpass Graffitti but I've noticed that the new Harry Style's tune keeps putting in an appearance.

 

[tatty_v]

Me too - easy to remember!

me too, depending on length of hack it might start at a multiple of 10!