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Going for my first attempt at controlling a big beastie between my legs and am wondering what to expect.
Having a half hour solo lesson, but there was no mention of clothing or content.
My other half (who has ridden before) is now doing her best to wind me up with tales of horse inflicted misery, which I think is a bit rich seeing as I'm doing it so we can both go out for hacks in the future!
PH riders, what's it gonna be like?
Having a half hour solo lesson, but there was no mention of clothing or content.
My other half (who has ridden before) is now doing her best to wind me up with tales of horse inflicted misery, which I think is a bit rich seeing as I'm doing it so we can both go out for hacks in the future!
PH riders, what's it gonna be like?
On my fourth horse riding lesson I fell off ... causing a 25% wedge fracture to two vertebrae (T11 & T12), intense overwelming, all consuming agony, rushed to hospital via ambulance on morphine, a nice stay in hospital, 8 months spent in a full metal and plastic body brace 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wasn't allowed to drive or do anything for that 8 months. This was 5 years ago and it still gives me frequent sharp jabs of pain, often "locks" (e.g. when bent over sink brushing teeth) and I cannot do anything that involves shock to the spine (e.g. jogging for example)
Have fun, enjoy yourself !
Have fun, enjoy yourself !
mat13 said:
oh and your crotch is going to ACHE
I rode horses loads up until I could drive.. however I was later cohursed back into the saddle during my 20's. The love spuds certainly hurt a bit afterwards.
Aside from that its great! Horses are all very individual and I'm sure they won't plonk you on anything too feisty straight away.
Just keep your eyes on the pointy end and watch out for the smelly end!
evil len said:
On my fourth horse riding lesson I fell off ... causing a 25% wedge fracture to two vertebrae (T11 & T12), intense overwelming, all consuming agony, rushed to hospital via ambulance on morphine, a nice stay in hospital, 8 months spent in a full metal and plastic body brace 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wasn't allowed to drive or do anything for that 8 months. This was 5 years ago and it still gives me frequent sharp jabs of pain, often "locks" (e.g. when bent over sink brushing teeth) and I cannot do anything that involves shock to the spine (e.g. jogging for example)
Have fun, enjoy yourself !
That's bad luck, I've done that too!Have fun, enjoy yourself !
Mine was skiing (something I've been doing since I was three years old, so 21 years experience, should have known better
), doing some jumps in Tignes, over-shot a landing, landed absolutely plum on both feet, but from a very high height. Three compression fractured vertebrae, T11, T12 and L1.I skied on it for the afternoon....
Went to Hospital in the UK a week later (it was Christmas), had to beg for a X-ray as they thought I'd pulled a muscle. Turns out I had the three vertebrae compression fractures and a fractured left leg. I thought it was painful! 6 months physio later...
I get a similar thing to you, every now and then there's a sharp stabbing pain, which happens at the oddest moments! A big stretch normally sorts it out for me, but it is a little odd for people who don't know to see me bend over, shout f
k fk fk a few times, start bending and stretching around like a loony, then sigh with relief!My only time falling off a horse was when I was about 2 years old, with my sister and I on my Grandfathers horse. Was like a pea on a drum for a few minutes, then my sister fell off, I laughed to much I fell off after her!
I had a girlfriend at school who had stables and horses, so did a bit back then, it's pretty easy to start out so you should be fine.
I suppose the main thing is to enjoy it, and try not to tense up. It can get a bit 'bouncy' up there and if you're tense you will also bounce!
Wear trousers that aren't going to rub. Jeans are fine as long as the inner seam isn't too thick. You may also want to wear shoes that have a bit of a heal - just so your foot doesn't slide straight through the stirrups.
Wear trousers that aren't going to rub. Jeans are fine as long as the inner seam isn't too thick. You may also want to wear shoes that have a bit of a heal - just so your foot doesn't slide straight through the stirrups.
Just relax the muscles and trust the beast...they dont want to fall or hurt you. You will enjoy it once you gain confidence. I used to ride with our own stables and bred hunters, jumpers and racehorses. Now live in suburbia and dont have the land . Extremely rewarding and I do miss it.
maser_spyder said:
.... landed absolutely plum on both feet ....
.... shout fk fk fk a few times, start bending and stretching around like a loony, then sigh with relief! ....
LMAO ! Yup, can totally relate to that one .... except in my case it's usually a very loud AAARRRGHH !! which can make the wife jump a bit..... shout f
k fk fk a few times, start bending and stretching around like a loony, then sigh with relief! ....Yeah, it's the landing straight legged on both feet that's the problem ... I think they refer to it as a parachuters injury.
Can't believe you carried on ... I was incapable of doing anything. Did you have the body brace thing then ? 8 bl**dy months with only 10 minutes break out of it, in the shower, each day.
ShadownINja said:
When you're trotting, don't fk up the timing. When the horse goes down, you go down; when the horse goes up, you go up. Don't get it wrong.
Certainly something to remember!k up the timing. When the horse goes down, you go down; when the horse goes up, you go up. Don't get it wrong. I'm reconciling the stories of injuries with he thought that I could get hit by a bus crossing the road, and having kitesurfed and skateboarder quite a bit I'm used to falling!
I suppose that really I just have an image of period dramas, and quite fancy my girlfriends reaction to my 'Mr Darcy',despite the fact I know I'm gonna look like a scarecrow on a donkey!
Sway said:
I'm reconciling the stories of injuries with he thought that I could get hit by a bus crossing the road, and having kitesurfed and skateboarder quite a bit I'm used to falling!
Did you ever do handrails? You know when the board slips away... one leg on either side? That's what it could feel like it you got the timing wrong. They're a big beast; you're a heavy (> 60kg, I'm guessing) body. Your testicles are the only thing stopping 60kg of falling human meat from bumping into hundreds of kg of rising horse meat.
I have ridden a horse twice in my life, on both occasions with a group of other people. On both occasions my horse (different one each time) managed to get to the front and started to trot off causing me to lift out of the saddle so it wasn't so uncomfortable and so causing the horse to start galloping.
On both occasions the other people I was with yelled out useful suggestions such as "come back" and "make it stop" accompanied by much laughter.
I haven't bothered again.
On both occasions the other people I was with yelled out useful suggestions such as "come back" and "make it stop" accompanied by much laughter.
I haven't bothered again.
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