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Post by crazyhorse on Jul 14, 2006 13:42:33 GMT -5
ok i was riding ellie cantering her galloping her around even tho she has truble turning and its very anoying and u almost fall out of the saddle well then sudeenly sid whinned when i was about to turn her and she turned on a dime i fell off and she galloped off over are rock drive way threw the dithc and to the gat then i got up and got her mounted and rode some more and ya so on and then after awhile her boncy turning wich is anoying started hurtning my side cuz i fell so then i decided to quit so ya right know i fell like killing sid.
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Post by Lindsey on Jul 14, 2006 14:29:03 GMT -5
okay...
Have you thought about maybe getting a trainer and getting some lessons...maybe selling the horses and using that money to learn?
First thing wrong, you were cantering and galloping a horse that you had no control of.
Nothing the horse did was wrong, you should know how far you can push yourself and your horse, this was too far. You cannot even stay in the saddle... I don't want to sound rude, but it was stupid to do so, you were putting yourself and your horse in danger. Your horse sounds buddy sour, not somthing you can fix, you don't have enough experience to deal with that. If you had a better seat you might have stayed in the saddle. Work in the walk and maybe the trot untill your seat is perfected.
It sounded like a wild ride for the horse and you, did you check her feet for gravel? Did you cool her down at all?
The comment about killing Sid shows alot of imaturity!
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ShainaTN
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Post by ShainaTN on Jul 14, 2006 15:45:51 GMT -5
I never pushed my horse(Mystery) to canter or gallop until she became confident. It took two years to build that confidence, and for me to learn how to ride it and expect the unexpected. Once my other horse(Baylee) bolted on me after having her only a short time, and I was not prepared for anything. I couldn't steer her, get her to stop and we were going up and down steep hills. Then we were going down the woods and she made a SHARP turn and my body went left while she went right, and my head smashed into a big tree. Thankfully I was being watched over and only came out with a minor concussion... it could've been much worse.
Having that said, I definitely would not advise you to push her UNTIL you have her FULL confidence and obedience to the bit. Green Riders and Green Horses do not mix.
Hope you feel better though.
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Post by twnpnds on Jul 15, 2006 23:42:05 GMT -5
WHOAAAAAA CRAZYHORSE! Slow down there. I believe Ellie knows you are not an experienced rider and is taking full advantage of it. Get some help with your riding. You should not be bouncing around in your saddle if you have a good seat. Are you riding with your heels down and your weight pushing down through your heels? Are you sitting deep and square? When you try to stop her are you pulling on the reins and holding on with your legs and feet? Get your feet and legs off of her if you are. And sit up and sit deep in your saddle. A lot of people tend to squeeze with their legs and feet trying to hold on when their horse takes off. This means go. You need to perfect her turning and stopping at a walk then go to a trot then finally to a canter. You are getting way ahead of yourself and are going to get hurt or Ellie is going to get hurt. We aren't trying to degrade you crazyhorse. We care. If we didn't we wouldn't give a d***. Don't blame Sid. He's just being a horse.
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