tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post6475185202159106841..comments2024-02-19T03:44:25.982-05:00Comments on Bay State Brumby: A Cowgirl is a Woman With Guts and a Horsebaystatebrumbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157539477153261305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-16599252337657619502010-10-14T13:04:07.810-04:002010-10-14T13:04:07.810-04:00WOW I too took a good fall from my galloping horse...WOW I too took a good fall from my galloping horse on Sunday...my sister describe it an airplane without landing gear LOL. I acutally do not remember the fall itself, but we were racing a couple of people/horses across a field with a slight down then up slope. Somewhere in the down slope part I came off. My sis said it looked like I was gonna be able to hold on but then I just fell off. Someone even commented on how many times I rolled. I didn't get hurt at the time (or so I thought) and I was able to remount and ride back to the trailer. But later that evening I was really hurting. By the next day I couldn't move. I bruised both my shoulders, wrenched my knee, pulled my neck and twisted both my ankles. But I put no blame whatsoever on my horse. I need to learn to have a better seat. And although I'm getting around alittle better each day I'm still looking forward to riding this weekend again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-12657694874166983352010-10-11T14:49:35.928-04:002010-10-11T14:49:35.928-04:00What a beautiful place to ride!
Guess what? My m...What a beautiful place to ride!<br /><br />Guess what? My mom person & I have created a new blog at www.PetBlogsUnited.com.<br /><br />We'd love it if you would come over and check it out & become a member. It's a great new place for pet bloggers to find each other, and get an opportunity to be a featured blog!<br /><br />Nubbin wiggles,<br />OskarOskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232739145599522254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-78518659199597261182010-10-11T12:32:51.746-04:002010-10-11T12:32:51.746-04:00Ooohhh dearie, what a naughty brumby! Ya know what...Ooohhh dearie, what a naughty brumby! Ya know what, I think yesterday was just an annual Falling Off Day, cuz Brenna from the Solo blog just left me a comment that she went cartwheeling over her pony's head yesterday, too.<br /><br />As others have said, I wouldn't worry too much about it -- these things happen and it sounds like your brumby was just having a "Whhheeeeeeee!! Running is FUN and I'm feeling so GOOD with the wind in my mane and....hey, where's my rider girl?" moment. Getting the wind knocked out of you can be scary, though, and I'm glad that you are okay and all in one piece!<br /><br />I would practice doing an "emergency stop" where you pull the horse's head around to its side; when a horse takes off with you, pulling on both reins doesn't usually work, but if you can get the horse's head around to one side, you can eventually get her going in smaller and smaller circles until you gain control.<br /><br />On a more positive note, though, what a gorgeous, lovely place to go for a ride! It makes me miss New England with all of its multi-colored autumn loveliness.Frizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-15501301511350123672010-10-11T11:52:14.435-04:002010-10-11T11:52:14.435-04:00SO glad you are A-OK! That must have been scary. I...SO glad you are A-OK! That must have been scary. I know that moment when you are hurling towards the ground, it's enough time to think "PLEASE let me be ok" I'm sure Lily was just excited and the buck indicated that, and had no intent to de seat you. I too, am too nervous/cautious to gallop Laz (if he could) at all. He gets CRAZY with speed and it doesn't slow him down, it amps him UP! Sweet Lily just got excited and HOORAHed across that field. Next time, I would ask for a trot...see how she does, and maybe a light side by side canter so no racing happens???Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-53885964903229254552010-10-10T22:00:11.250-04:002010-10-10T22:00:11.250-04:00Oh NO!!!! This is an awful scary post. Poor you!...Oh NO!!!! This is an awful scary post. Poor you! What an abrupt ending to a gorgeous ride. I am glad that you and Lilly are both ok. Sounds to me that Lilly wasn't being bad at all - just feeling the wind with her and was kicking up her heels. Doubtful you can convince her not to ever do that again - "fun" is difficult to train out of anyone, thankfully!!!! The faster I go outside of the ring, (as in anything faster than the walk - lol) the more I think about the horse stumbling into a groundhog hole or sink hole - we have many. My grandfather, in his teenage years, snuck away with his father's favorite horse. He galloped him through a field and the horse fell into a hole and broke his neck and died instantly. My grandfather was ok, but scarred for life with the memory of killing his father's favorite horse. This story ruined me, I am sorry to say, about racing through a field. I suppose I could easily check the footing first, but if the horse alters its course, I would be terrified! I have been run off with before, and indeed hit a tree branch at stomach height and twirled completely around the branch and fell to the ground, but I am sure I was only cantering - it just felt like I was galloping because I had lost my stirrups and was a beginner and was scared to death! The wind being knocked out of you is the worst part. It just feels like you can't breathe at all, right when you need to get up and retrieve your horse and you can't even move. OH, how awful. What a worry about Lilly and the cars and road. I can't figure out how a horse can buck while galloping! That Lilly - she enjoys herself - I am sorry it was at your expense! Horses do have a tendency to race each other - their adrenaline is contagious. My mother's first horse was terribly smart and my mom was a beginner who thought she knew everything. This horse would wait until they were far from the barn and then wheel around and take off at a gallop and then stop abruptly. My mom would project off everytime. She also says that she would end up on his neck and be hanging on until he would stop and drop her. She was terrified - but it was also this horse that taught her to be a good rider. Lilly wasn't doing anything awful like that. Take care - I hope you aren't too sore.juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488138405040629084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-55091922672466661632010-10-10T21:25:40.029-04:002010-10-10T21:25:40.029-04:00I'm glad you are okay. I was just thinking th...I'm glad you are okay. I was just thinking the other day that I don't think I've done any loping or galloping this year. I can't do it at home, because there isn't enough space. I can't do it on the trails, because there are too many hikers, dogs and other horses. The only place I can do it is at the Fairgrounds, and I stopped going there because they built a motocross track across the street from it. The noise spooks my horses and gets on my nerves. I think it's better to enjoy the faster speeds in the warmer months. Spring and fall temps tend to bring out the ya-yas in horses.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132951832556720515.post-73155129053043679232010-10-10T21:08:39.845-04:002010-10-10T21:08:39.845-04:00I doubt that she learned anything bad - she just h...I doubt that she learned anything bad - she just had a yee-hah! moment and lost her mind briefly in the excitement of the gallop. And she really wan't thinking about getting you off - that's entirely too devious for a horse - she was just expressing with her body - bucking - how she was feeling - too excited to contain herself.<br /><br />Mark Rashid says you can ride as fast as your horse can run - that is, if the horse isn't bucking!<br /><br />Otherwise, sounds like a nice ride - that Cody is a good-looking horse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com