vbm
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Feel the devil inside you.
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Post by vbm on Aug 24, 2005 0:47:15 GMT 1
always check your girth is tight enough...especially when giving a demo in front of 3000 people!
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emi
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Post by emi on Aug 24, 2005 9:17:08 GMT 1
...ah but vbm i once won a show for -not- checking my girth! because it was family pony, we were asked to mount form the wrong side, saddle slipped, connor just stood thre in a daze as i righted it and got on with judge holding stirrup and we won because he was sucha dopey thing my lesson this week: dreams do come true, but usually with a price tag on the end
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Post by marigold on Aug 24, 2005 13:54:13 GMT 1
Seconding the post about warning lights on dashboards, really they do mean take action or your car will blow up and be expensive.....
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barrd
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Post by barrd on Aug 24, 2005 14:16:58 GMT 1
Lessons learnt... hmm, lets see. At the age of about 6ish my father watched closely as I was playing with the end of an electrical socket, I was poking my finger in there, it felt like someone was gently pressing down on the end of my finger with a pair of pliers. Fair play to him, he warned me but I stuck my finger in a bit further and got a shock. He was there in less than a heartbeat and looked after me, I was fine but I'll tell you this, I respect that old elec-trickery a lot more now
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vbm
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Feel the devil inside you.
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Post by vbm on Aug 24, 2005 14:26:35 GMT 1
Hmm well mine wasnt a 'family pony'...
O got another
listen to your Mum, shes not only probably got your best interests at heart but probably right too!
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Post by Nickernow on Aug 24, 2005 14:37:07 GMT 1
Another one of mine is when doing a spot of DIY "Whats that i hear all you men cry!!!" Don't walk around with screwdrivers hanging in your gob, i was busy putting a bolt up on my bedroom door when hubby opened it, hey presto, one lovely chipped front tooth
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ruby
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Post by ruby on Aug 24, 2005 14:54:22 GMT 1
Sometimes you really can have too much tequila
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Post by collypod on Aug 24, 2005 15:57:38 GMT 1
Be careful when leading a reluctant horse by the reins.
I always lead my horse off the busy road that the yard is convieniantly situated on around the corner to a much quieter road to mount up. Cos he was being very stubborn and donkey like I took the reins over his head to give me something to pull on - we got a few yards down the road and I was pulling like mad on the reins when suddenly I found myself holding the bridle with no horse attached. It has somehow slipped off whole and intact! Drum and I looked at each other is shock for a couple of seconds and then he whipped round and trotted for home - right down the middle of the (mercifully empty) road that I had been trying to lead him away from!
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monet
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Post by monet on Aug 24, 2005 17:24:14 GMT 1
i Learned how to render walls today and also i was in the dark about how Yorkshire boarding would stay up on my barn till my dad showed me that we would need bracing behind it!! i thought you just nailed it to the blocks!!!
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Post by Karon on Aug 25, 2005 11:44:28 GMT 1
Learnt on Saturday - if you're riding a youngster in a school and she decides to do a major shy, don't try to stop yourself falling off. It would have hurt less if I'd just let go Oh, and don't ride a youngster if you think you've got an audience as you're sure to have problems
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carolwilts
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Post by carolwilts on Aug 25, 2005 11:50:16 GMT 1
Do not turn into a very large stubble field with a fit horse that has been on light work for a fortnight because of a snotty nose. Or if you do, make sure your stirrup leathers are short enough when she sets off at a full gallop and has a hooley..... stirrupless on a horse galloping on a slightly downhill field is very exciting!
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emi
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Post by emi on Aug 25, 2005 11:50:57 GMT 1
don't leave your freshly bathed sparkling grey alone with a mollassess lick the day be fore the show, because he can get it on his belly and back legs
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Post by gem on Aug 25, 2005 12:28:46 GMT 1
Linked to tequila.
When someone tells you you have had enough to drink, you probably have. If they tell you you will regret drinking that much you definately will.
Ive learned to expect my horse to be bad, then she is an angel.
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Post by matkinson on Aug 25, 2005 13:21:25 GMT 1
Lovelylace...I second that. Not owrth buying a bargain car from a private sale then having it taken off you after 4 weeks because it is stolen. Buy from a reputable garage and pay the extra! (see my new thread, Bought a Stolen Car)
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Post by Well educated on Aug 25, 2005 14:43:30 GMT 1
Things I have learnt: - Do not leave pale blue cashmere sweater where the cat can be sick on it. - Clear ALL dog pooh out of garden before children arrive. - Cream sofas are a BAD idea if you like red wine. - The day you don't bother to change out of sandals to do the horses will be day one treads on your foot. - If you mix the wrong type of tropical fish in a tank, it's a bit of a waste of money (bought 20 fish; now have 5). - Cats can smell roast chicken from approximately 2 miles away, so make sure you don't leave it out on the kitchen work top. - Warm coke bottles explode and make a terrible sticky mess of the inside of the car. - Dead mice crunch and feel squelchy under bare feet - remember to wear slippers if you have cats. - Similarly hairballs, though they are more slimy and squelchy rather than crunchy. - Dogs like to eat catsh*t and long-dead-things. Bear this in mind when you let them lick your face. - Goats are herd animals until you actually try to herd them somewhere, when they disperse into the neighbour's perfect garden. - Men have no comprehension of the words "wash with other dark coloureds only". - If you don't do the levers up properly on a collapsable bike then it will collapse when you are riding it. - If you go to Sandon Saddlery just to look and not to buy, hide from Miss. D-N and run if she asks "do you want any help?"
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