Look at this fool, a couple of years back. Well it's all fun and games till you break your femur. But I tell you, it's a great thing to go fast on a horse. I know, many of you have forgotten more about riding than I'll ever know, but we're not scoring points here, just having fun.
Ride On,
LSP
I say “Well done!”. Riding while filming, an extra challenge to stay in the saddle. MrsPaulM (one of those who’s forgotten more about riding than I’ll ever know..aka “second nature”) got in her first ride on the newest, a Lipizzaner. Had fun but sees a few months worth of work ahead, but he’s smart and willing. BTW, just the fact you used “collected” tells me you know more about riding than you let on… a dressage term I learned from the MrsExpertRider. Good on you, and that’s a good horse.
ReplyDeleteWatching a good rider on a swift horse is an amazing experience, as is watching a good rider on a good "working" horse. The speed and control must be wonderful to feel.
ReplyDeleteNot counting points either, but we could compare scars. Growing up on a ranch, I was stepped on, bitten, kicked, and bucked off before the end of grade school. And what drjim said, feeling a well trained willing horse respond instantly when you shift your weight is just a magical connection.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy the experience and you ride well. I grew up riding but never developed a bond with horses. Always got along better with cows. Probably something along the lines of dumb and dumber.
ReplyDeleteThree days before reporting to the Army I rode Hobo, a 14 hand palomino quarter horse, from Steamboat Springs over Buffalo Pass to visit relatives in North Park. Spent the night there and road back the next day. Hobo stepped on my left foot breaking my little toe. A memento to take with me to Basic Training.
I fell off a horse my first time on. Well, the saddle slid and I was on the ground with left foot remaining in the stirrup. The horse was lazy and didn't move, despite my calls for "Help! Help!" Then my foot slid out of the stirrup and everything was OK. No one else was around, so I got to go back to the house and tell my friend, owner of the horse, that his animal was standing in the pasture with the saddle underneath its belly. People who can really ride, you got props.
ReplyDeleteWSF- That's a heck of a ride, have some friends with a place over on Buffalo Pass.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed it LSP. I rode a horse once around 19 years old. Very scripted ride where the horse knew when to shift into the higher gears. I was fearless then but it did get my attention. Im guessing 35 mph? Seemed like it.
ReplyDeleteGloster riders in the sky.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paul, I appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteCuriously, I started off with dressage, no bad thing... and pretty much moved onto Western. Maybe I'll get back into the sport but, to be honest, I'm not too keen on riding half broke/half trained horses and that's pretty much the option at the moment. Hmmmm.
Congrats on The Lipizzaner and good luck with the training. Think of the satisfaction when the horse turns out well.
I totally agree, drjim. I like watching the wranglers at pra events, really in tune, to say nothing of the contestants. Me? Used to love going FAST, one of the better feelings out there.
ReplyDelete"magical connection" -- sure is RHT. Mind you, the magic can get dark when the horse has other ideas and there you are leaving a dent in the ground!
ReplyDeleteWSF, thanks for the compliment, that means a lot from you. And what can I say, BAD HOBO! What a gift to take to Basic.
ReplyDeleteSgt., thank God the beast didn't decide to move. Kyrie. Make sure that girth's tight, eh? Speaking of which, my eldest was out with me one day years ago on an Arab who took it into her head to jump over a hay bale. Off they went, up, up and away. He stayed on, well done boy, and I rode over. His girth was hanging loose. No kidding, that little episode could've ended in bad disaster. Anyway, I got off, tightened the thing and off we rode. Phew.
ReplyDeleteAh, Kid, the fearlessness of youth. It does help, 35 mph is fast on a horse, I think the max is around 50 or so. A bit like riding a bike but organic and, of course, they do get "ideas."
ReplyDeleteMan, I used to love opening up and going full out run. What a thing on a good horse.
Wild, YES!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the Glorious Glosters weren't able to CHARGE down the ChiCom foe at Imjin. Well, being infantry they didn't and some say their famous volley of beer bottles from slit trenches at the advancing Reds was more about drunkenness than resolute courage.
This is a wicked rumour and just that, a rumour.