Your funniest/most embarrassing falls?

My horse was at a total standstill. I went to dismount and caught my half-chap on the back of the saddle. I fell flat on my back! Nobody could figure out what had happened and I had to stop laughing before I could explain it to them. :p
 
Lost count of the number of times I've done my starfish impression, my view of the sky impaired by big horsey nostrils, possibly a jump judge too...
 
I was riding one of my newly broken shetlands at a show in the collecting ring and someone had left the jump up as a first hole crosspole. Now I had taught this pony to jump at home and he could jump 2ft with ease so I didn't see a problem - until I was veeeeeeery slowly sliding down his neck, over his head and did a very slow roley poley until I was flat on my back on the other side of the jump from the little so and so! Was a bloomin good job he went on to win his ridden class else I wouldn't have been taking him home!

The funniest one I did on a racehorse was as we were crossing the road, his front feet were on the grass but his back feet slipped from under him and I landed standing behind him. Bless him, he didn't move and waited for me to come back round to his head and remount!

The other really funny one was someone I worked with. We decided to take the horses down the Loch for a bit of a splash and a play in the water. Wogan went in without hesitation, my horse, Jeff, said no way so he was dancing around at the waterline, and Erin gets seasick so she just pottered along the sand away from the water. Claire turns in her saddle to see if I had got in the water yet, phone in hand ready to take a pic, when Wogan broncs! So off she popped and went straight down on her back, arms and legs flailing above her proper turtle style straight into the water :D Poor Jeff has never been near water since! So Wogan trots off back the way he came and we caught him at the gates. We all trundle through and Claire lines Wogan up next to the gate to get back on, Wogan wouldn't stand so she growled at him and jumped. Landed in the saddle and promptly got bucked straight back off again! By now Erin and I were in absolute hysterics until we realised the horse was heading home by himself. Cue a mad dash across a stubble field with a very, VERY soggy Claire trudging along behind us. When we caught him Clair didn't even try to get back on so she just led him home. Now every time I need a pick me up in the yard I remember the day that Claire turtled it into the water!
 
One of the most memorable is walking along the road, a car coming towards us and it stopped and switched off its engine. Pony took a fright and ended up on her knees, depositing me on feet - cue me standing in front of pony holding reins between my legs and pony standing behind me.

Going along same stretch of road and pony decided a new sign was scary and backed up onto a near vertical bank, cue me sliding forward to her neck. Pony then graciously put her head down for me to slide down her neck and down the 2 feet onto the road landing on my hands and knees. I was unable to move for laughter, friend couldn't help me for laughing and pony just stood on the bank.
 
My most embarrassing is probably when I got on my boy a few years back to ride him to the field. (Which I had done many times before) I got on at the start of the track which led to his field, when he spooked at some people walking on the lane behind the hedge. He tried to turn around and take me back to the yard but I pulled him up so he put his head between his knees and bucked me off! :eek: He was only wearing a headcollar so I had no chance of keeping his head up! :o He then galloped off and left me to walk up the hill after him where he was waiting for me, happily eating the grass. :rolleyes:
 
Was bolted with in a 100 acre paddock, decided that I'd allow the very tall hawthorn hedge to stop the horse so allowed him to head in that direction. At the hedge he turned left & I didn't - flew throough the top of the hedge to land on the grass on the other side.

The quick thinking milk tanker driver stopped his truck accross the rode and stopped the horse. He brought the horse back to me with tears pouring down his face 'cause he was laughing so much.

Took several days to get the hawthorns out of the tops of my legs where I had brushed through the fence.
 
Walking home from a hack. I always get off at the top of the track down to the yard, simply because the tarmac is super slippy. Had a lovely ride and stopped at the top of the track, was a tiny bit over-zealous in swinging my leg over his back and (don't ask me how I did it) managed to do it with such force I flew, backwards, through the air, arms and legs a-flailing (I did keep hold of reins mind you) and landed on my back.


Sat up to see a family on the other side of the road, who had broken down, and a bunch of AA mechanics all staring at me. :eek::o

I got up very quickly at walked away, unfortunately not nearly quick-witted enough to take a bow ;)

J&C
 
Doing a pony club gymkhana, went to dismount and just sort of rolled off the side onto the floor?! And then the pony buggered off so I had to go and run after him - and it got videoed!

And another time was when we were vaulting on, my instructor told me to take a MASSIVE run up because the horse was quite big - I got up there but then fell straight off the other side, cue fits of laughter from everyone watching :D
 
so many to choose from!

Riding a notoriously lazy cob at college, however, I found that if you carried a whip he had a total personality change and would really give it some at jumping - so much so i specifically asked for him for jumping sometimes he was that much fun! coming up to a fence he got rather sticky and pretty much paused for a second in which time i gave a kick and tap on the shoulder, he launched forwards, then stopped on landing - cue me doing a starfish somersault over his shoulder, to land standing perfectly in line at his head, reins in hand! the whole class just started laughing (as did i)

Another, I was riding a lovely dales mare, and leading a very stubborn sec A with a little girl on board who point blank refused to go out on the roads with her. Cue us having a trot and the sec A suddenly slamming the brakes on, I got dragged clear off the dales mare, thankfully had hold of both of them though, little girl could hardly stay on for laughing!
 
Was riding a cob mare in an arena at my old yard, bf, sister and best mate sat on a bench on the outside of the arena by the fence. The mare stood on a cone and being the freak she was flipped out and broncked to fence. Stayed on for that bit but she got to the fence, reared and spun sending me flying over it. The boyfriend and sister legged it (thanks :rolleyes: ) but best mate stayed sat there with her arms open to catch me haha, so I ended up draped over the fence on my stomach with my head in her clevage. Comfy face plant!!!

Another time my friend was jumping a known nut over a log in the field, expecting him to kick off going over it so was sat on the defensive. Pony jumped perfectly, took friend by suprise and she ended up sat with her left leg kneeling on his bum, right leg on the left side of the horse but still holding the reins. Pony, completely out of character, just stopped, turned his head and looked at her like 'What the heck?!' Was hilarious.

Another time, over the same log, my friend was jumping a cob who spooked as he landed. Friend ended up hanging off his neck with one arm and leg wrapped round him shouting 'I can get back on!!!' as coblet trotted off with his head held high so he didnt drop her to do a lap of the field.
 
I was riding my last mare about 4 years ago, in the indoor arena. She spooked and turned right and I stayed riding straight.
Yes you guessed it - I landed on my bum. My horse looked just as confused as I did!!! :D

The next best one was being rodeo'd off at a show field by the reliable nanny cob I used to ride! Thankfully it was in the warm up not the class..
Then the bombproof poof decided to spook and snort and prance at the bucked I tried to use to get back on him! I ended up having to get a leg up! :o
 
My first pony was responsile for most of my embarassing falls. Cousin and I decided to play walk, trot, canter on xmas eve as a bit of fun and said pony dumped me twice in 5 mins broncing and hoolying... friend just sat on my other and laughed. He also gave my firned a cracking dismount. My little mare didnt like going over stream in our local wood so friend offered to give me a lead with my old boy tigs who normally popped straight over said water. so off she trots down to strem, tiger stops, head down and friend prompt does complete somersualt into water landing on her backside. Never laughed so much in my life.

My mare also put someone into a masive puddle but they didnt technically fall off. was trying to lead her over said puddle but she wouldnt budge. friend went to jump it on foot and as she did, my mare oulled back and planted her squarely in middle of puddle, again on her backside.

Got to love them no matter how much they like to toture us!
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The MOST humiliating one for me was riding out one day on one of the youngsters. Friend and I had just come over a field backing onto a pub, and a rowdy bunch of men stopped to have a gawp.
Was asked by one particularly drunk man "Can I have a go on your little horsey?"
I explained he was a baby and likely to either tank off or buck, and if you were not used to riding horses, you would probably fall off.
Cue youngster doing a HUGE bronc, dumping me on the floor and buggering off over the field.....
Very humiliating.....
"What like that?" was the reply from the drunkard....
 
most embarassing was from a completely motionless horse - out hacking with teenage lad from yard - his horse was a bit spooky around buses - so as we spotted one parked up at a bus stop - took both horses over to have a look - super -reliable Ruby was standing quietly & i was paying very little attention until bus air brakes went off - she jumped to the side & i fell inelegantly to the ground - all the oaps on the bus looked very worried & driver offered to get an ambulance - the shame - & because mare is a giant had to do the walk of shame to find a fence to clamber back on......teenager managed to contain his laughter until we got back to the yard....
 
I have done the 'getting on/getting off' one!
Getting off a friend's 16.2hh I misjudged just how far down the floor was, jumped off and staggered back, back, back, tripped over a brick and managed to grab a stable to stay upright!
Getting on an 18hh mare my mum used to ride - from the mounting block I put my foot in the stirrup, went to pull myself up and off she went....just walking as I was suspended in one stirrup, squeaking. She started to throw her head about. I managed to dislodge myself and landed on my feet, again staggering about and nearly ending up on my bum! Mum sat there on coblet, laughing :rolleyes:
K x
 
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The most embarrassing two:

As a result of a 'dirty stop' I went A over T and landed on my feet in the middle of a triple bar jump, still holding reins of horse standing on the take-off. I believe I said a short rude word, and the instructor said 'language Timothy!' as he came to help me extricate myself.

A pony with a very 'iffy' back and predisposition for bucking and bolting set off just as I had put all my weight in the stirrup to mount from the block. I landed behind the saddle, with my nethers jammed against the cantle and my left foot still in the stirrup. With pony bolting off, I did manage to chuck off the stirrup and slither off (luckily, the pony wasn't a kicker). I was very cautious as I re-mounted!

...oh just remembered my first ever one as a child - small shetland pony took me to a pond and dived its head down to drink. Saddle went over the withers, and so did I, and landed in the pond. It was spring, so I came out dripping with frogspawn. UGH!!!


Hey-ho, the joys of rididng
 
A few months ago I vaulted onto a 14.2hh pony (I'm 6'1" :o ) Managed to stay on long enough to feel smug that I had vaulted on first attempt and then the pony took a step forward and I wobbled off the other side :o :o I landed on my feet but was still mighty relieved that know one was there to see that one :p :o :D :D
 
My luffly OH threw me over a pony when giving me a leg up, I landed on my face and even the pony peed himself laughing....

When getting to grips with my old horse b*ggering off with me, I managed to keep control, slow her down, survive the ridiculous bronco act she put on in protest.... only to slide off the saddle in trot??? That was quite humiliating...
 
Lydz13 said:
My luffly OH threw me over a pony when giving me a leg up, I landed on my face and even the pony peed himself laughing....
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Oh no I have done this one! Walking Kelly out and decided to jump on her when we were near the yard (she was just coming back into work) so her owner gave me a leg up (she was also on the phone) I somehow got the giggles, her owner started laughing as she vaulted me up I scrambled onto Kelly, she started walking, I lost my balance and ended up hanging off the side of her, with my leg over her back and an arm over her neck!!
K x
 
PonyIAmNotFood said:
Was riding a cob mare in an arena at my old yard, bf, sister and best mate sat on a bench on the outside of the arena by the fence. The mare stood on a cone and being the freak she was flipped out and broncked to fence. Stayed on for that bit but she got to the fence, reared and spun sending me flying over it. The boyfriend and sister legged it (thanks :rolleyes: ) but best mate stayed sat there with her arms open to catch me haha, so I ended up draped over the fence on my stomach with my head in her clevage. Comfy face plant!!!

Another time my friend was jumping a known nut over a log in the field, expecting him to kick off going over it so was sat on the defensive. Pony jumped perfectly, took friend by suprise and she ended up sat with her left leg kneeling on his bum, right leg on the left side of the horse but still holding the reins. Pony, completely out of character, just stopped, turned his head and looked at her like 'What the heck?!' Was hilarious.

Another time, over the same log, my friend was jumping a cob who spooked as he landed. Friend ended up hanging off his neck with one arm and leg wrapped round him shouting 'I can get back on!!!' as coblet trotted off with his head held high so he didnt drop her to do a lap of the field.
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Like this one, crying with laughter, Oz :)
 
Most embarassing was probably when pony bolted with police behind her. Nothing was stopping her and they went to overtake at one point and pony jumped sideways still going full-tilt - nothing gets in front of her when she's going. So I motioned police to stop and then jumped off side - as soon as you dismount she stops -. Well, l landed and forgot about my twisted knee so I ended up on my back on the road and pony stopped and watched the police as they slithered to a stop and both got out as I very quickly said, yup I'm fine, please keep going. Pony walked perfectly home after that!!

Police had gone to a RTA just beyond the yard.
 
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