Ok this happened the other week and I totally forgot to tell you guys about me saving someone's life!
To cut a reeeally long story short, I was on a hack with some silly woman who thinks she knows absolutely EVERYTHING about horses. And she doesn't. She was on Dan, a timid bay, and I was on Boy, a tiny little grey pony.
Well we were going through this gate, and Dan spooked. Her stirrup leather came flying off and she just managed to stay on. She quickly got off, re-attached her stirrup leather and SMACKED Dan on the bum with her whip. Now whenever anybody rides Dan, you NEVER use a whip on him. He was beaten with one by his past owner, and we only carry one so he knows it is there so he is forward going.
So, Dan being Dan, as soon as she got back on, he bolted off, up this huge about 30 acre field, with me and Boy following behind.
Next thing I know, this woman is flying off the saddle and is lying on the floor unconcious!
Bearing in mind that I am going at around 20mph so I couldn't abandon ship.
So I gallop up to the yard and yell for help, and eventually the ambulance (AIR ambulance that is) arrives.
She didn't do herself any damage in the end luckily, but if I hadn't been there to get help...
Sorry this is a bit long
To cut a reeeally long story short, I was on a hack with some silly woman who thinks she knows absolutely EVERYTHING about horses. And she doesn't. She was on Dan, a timid bay, and I was on Boy, a tiny little grey pony.
Well we were going through this gate, and Dan spooked. Her stirrup leather came flying off and she just managed to stay on. She quickly got off, re-attached her stirrup leather and SMACKED Dan on the bum with her whip. Now whenever anybody rides Dan, you NEVER use a whip on him. He was beaten with one by his past owner, and we only carry one so he knows it is there so he is forward going.
So, Dan being Dan, as soon as she got back on, he bolted off, up this huge about 30 acre field, with me and Boy following behind.
Next thing I know, this woman is flying off the saddle and is lying on the floor unconcious!
So I gallop up to the yard and yell for help, and eventually the ambulance (AIR ambulance that is) arrives.
She didn't do herself any damage in the end luckily, but if I hadn't been there to get help...
Sorry this is a bit long