Posted by Racer on July 26, 2007, at 13:50:36
In reply to Re: Nasty spill off my horse, posted by Nathan_Arizona on July 25, 2007, at 20:45:22
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> She came up to me after I fell and nosed me like "Why are you on the ground? Get up! If the ride is over I want my carrot!"
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> NatieYep, my last mare used to get quite upset with me when she found me on the ground. "What? You're having a REST? You're supposed to be WORKING, damn it!" They don't like change -- and having you on the ground is a change...
This was your first fall? Falling gets -- different. Every time I have come off, as an adult, I find myself thinking, "Gee, that wasn't nearly as bad as I would have thought..." As a kid, I came off ALL the time. In fact, I used to come off at the first fence in my first class at damn near every show I rode in.
Now you're making me jealous. I haven't ridden in far too long. Gotta do something about that...
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