The bay is Odin who is currently with me for breaking. I've had him a week tomorrow but most of our time together has been working on his ground manners, which are appalling. He was extremely bolshy and had no concept of how to be lead properly but he's come a long way, leading very well and now very light on the ground. Bit of a rearing issue but working on it.
The tacked up pictures are of his first time with a saddle. Since taking the pictures I've leant over him, which he didn't love but soon came round to the idea. Was aiming to get on him today but yesterday's events got in the way. Please no tack crit.
The chestnut with the stripe is my own horse, Troy. The fields opened yesterday for summer and whilst leading my 4yo 16.2hh sport horse who hasn't been turned out in a field for a very long time, with a standard lead rope and no hat or gloves, he couldn't contain his excitement and skipped past me. As he did he carried the arm that was holding the lead rope forward and across my body as he kicked out, catching me square on and lifting me off the ground. As I hit the ground I was absolutely certain I'd broken my ribs - which I've done before - and my arm and could quite clearly feel the break in my arm. Luckily everyone else had turned their horses out just before, heard the thud and came running as I very calmly gasped at them to call an ambulance and tell them my arm was broken. Very quickly worked out I was just winded and the ribs were fine - probably cushioned by the arm. Went equally quickly into shock for a short spell but otherwise stayed very calm and smiley re-checking my motion and sensitivity till the morphine-carriers arrived and stretchered me off the field and into the back of an ambulance. The morphine-carriers introduced me at the hospital: "This is Amy. She breaks horses, horses break Amy."
By some (possibly barefoot) miracle and despite being 5ft and 8st wet through, no breaks. Just a lot of tissue damage. Was given a sling and told to take it easy for a few weeks. "No chance mate - I work with horses."
I was meant to jump a horse today I've just started competing (I'm sure you'll meet her soon) but text the owner from the back of the ambulance to let her know. When I found out it wasn't broken I let her know I'd be alright to ride today - thankfully she saw sense where I couldn't and declined, saying she'd send me the details for the next one. Anyway, very happy as pain I can deal with but a break really would have been very inconvenient.
It did make me very nervous bringing him in and turning him out today though. :unsure:
Troy
Playing in the paddock
With new friend Lorrie
More to come.
The tacked up pictures are of his first time with a saddle. Since taking the pictures I've leant over him, which he didn't love but soon came round to the idea. Was aiming to get on him today but yesterday's events got in the way. Please no tack crit.
The chestnut with the stripe is my own horse, Troy. The fields opened yesterday for summer and whilst leading my 4yo 16.2hh sport horse who hasn't been turned out in a field for a very long time, with a standard lead rope and no hat or gloves, he couldn't contain his excitement and skipped past me. As he did he carried the arm that was holding the lead rope forward and across my body as he kicked out, catching me square on and lifting me off the ground. As I hit the ground I was absolutely certain I'd broken my ribs - which I've done before - and my arm and could quite clearly feel the break in my arm. Luckily everyone else had turned their horses out just before, heard the thud and came running as I very calmly gasped at them to call an ambulance and tell them my arm was broken. Very quickly worked out I was just winded and the ribs were fine - probably cushioned by the arm. Went equally quickly into shock for a short spell but otherwise stayed very calm and smiley re-checking my motion and sensitivity till the morphine-carriers arrived and stretchered me off the field and into the back of an ambulance. The morphine-carriers introduced me at the hospital: "This is Amy. She breaks horses, horses break Amy."
By some (possibly barefoot) miracle and despite being 5ft and 8st wet through, no breaks. Just a lot of tissue damage. Was given a sling and told to take it easy for a few weeks. "No chance mate - I work with horses."
I was meant to jump a horse today I've just started competing (I'm sure you'll meet her soon) but text the owner from the back of the ambulance to let her know. When I found out it wasn't broken I let her know I'd be alright to ride today - thankfully she saw sense where I couldn't and declined, saying she'd send me the details for the next one. Anyway, very happy as pain I can deal with but a break really would have been very inconvenient.
It did make me very nervous bringing him in and turning him out today though. :unsure:
Troy
Playing in the paddock
With new friend Lorrie
More to come.
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only a shetland involved too :redcarded:
