Post by BeTheBest on Jan 4, 2006 19:56:17 GMT 1
For the first time today when riding a horse I was really really terrified, and ive done a lot of things from scary cross country fences to hair raising hacks!!
However today I was jump schooling my friends horse, that i ride a lot, but today she was feeling rather fresh, i jumped her over a few small fences, then another girl came in and started lunging her horses, he starts bucking on the lunge and that wound the mare i was riding up even more, i trotted her round and she just broke into a really fast canter i couldnt stop at all but as it was in an enclosed (though large) arena i didnt find it to bad at all, i talked to her, remained calm and pulled the inside rein to get her turn and eventually she was ok and stopped. However i walked her round and my friend opened the gate for me, i asked her to stand and talked to my friend while she opened gate, as soon as it was open the mare bolted straight out, across a pitch black yard, i swear it was terrifying, she was headed straight towards a 5 bar gate and there were people walking around too. i just heard someone screaming and pulled with all my strength on the right rein get her turn she turned down the side of the barn and eventually stopped when i turned her into a wall. I swear i really thought we were both dead.
Everyone came running up and saying how they cant beleve how fast she went and how we both ok!
I feel really bad now, did i do something to her? I really dont know? Ive ridden her lots and lots of times and jumped her and hacked her and never had a problem, she is always strong but to bolt like that...
sorry just needed a rant im still shaking! bucking, rearing no problem but a bolting horse in the pitch black... scary!
However today I was jump schooling my friends horse, that i ride a lot, but today she was feeling rather fresh, i jumped her over a few small fences, then another girl came in and started lunging her horses, he starts bucking on the lunge and that wound the mare i was riding up even more, i trotted her round and she just broke into a really fast canter i couldnt stop at all but as it was in an enclosed (though large) arena i didnt find it to bad at all, i talked to her, remained calm and pulled the inside rein to get her turn and eventually she was ok and stopped. However i walked her round and my friend opened the gate for me, i asked her to stand and talked to my friend while she opened gate, as soon as it was open the mare bolted straight out, across a pitch black yard, i swear it was terrifying, she was headed straight towards a 5 bar gate and there were people walking around too. i just heard someone screaming and pulled with all my strength on the right rein get her turn she turned down the side of the barn and eventually stopped when i turned her into a wall. I swear i really thought we were both dead.
Everyone came running up and saying how they cant beleve how fast she went and how we both ok!
I feel really bad now, did i do something to her? I really dont know? Ive ridden her lots and lots of times and jumped her and hacked her and never had a problem, she is always strong but to bolt like that...
sorry just needed a rant im still shaking! bucking, rearing no problem but a bolting horse in the pitch black... scary!
I had a horse bolt with me last week on a Bridlepath, i really didnt think i was going to stop him before the road, but i turned him into the bushes (he ran through a few of them, its a good job they were low!) and he stopped. phew! He was just being nappy and as i asked him to trot that was it he took off at full speed!! Scary stuff because i was pulling with all my mite singing to him "GiVe AnD tAkE ........ gIvE aNd TaKe...." lol
