tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post203953607712578444..comments2023-12-08T02:23:53.284-08:00Comments on Dances With Horses: Apparently I still bounceMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post-20796671827689854262012-10-14T17:23:26.131-07:002012-10-14T17:23:26.131-07:00Ooof! So glad to hear you weren't hurt (and c...Ooof! So glad to hear you weren't hurt (and can still bounce) and that it turned out to be a good training lesson for Horton. All's well that ends well, huh?<br /><br />Once I was trying to make small talk with a steeplechase rider I had just met. I (innocently but naively) asked him if he'd ever fallen off a horse. He looked down his nose at me and said, "Good riders don't fall off; they get thrown off." Allll-righty then.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post-84300894255562581602012-10-13T17:56:41.699-07:002012-10-13T17:56:41.699-07:00Sylvia, since the incident didn't start with a...Sylvia, since the incident didn't start with a bad attitude or balkiness, I don't think my coming off should be held against him. And if it brings a net gain in his training without injury to me, I'll take it!<br /><br />Strange; I've played the whole thing over and over again in my mind and I cannot remember hitting the ground OR landing on my feet. I'm beginning to believe that all my prayers for safety while working with Horton were answered in a very real way, and I was held by angels!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post-73110366031994742472012-10-13T07:41:38.234-07:002012-10-13T07:41:38.234-07:00Always good when something that could have ruined ...Always good when something that could have ruined the day really makes the day! So glad it turned out for the good. And it sounds like it did really good! Will be anxious to see how your next ride is, if he remembers his p's and q's then. I hope so!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232588216694535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post-67803215139939955172012-10-13T05:02:00.933-07:002012-10-13T05:02:00.933-07:00Well done!Well done!thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650503331857488880.post-91184555704791434752012-10-12T22:10:00.503-07:002012-10-12T22:10:00.503-07:00Oh, my. I'm so sorry you got a bum hand, but s...Oh, my. I'm so sorry you got a bum hand, but so glad it was not worse. Sounds like you had great presence of mind to turn into a she-bear and make sure he did not think he had gotten away with a fast one. I know what you mean about comming off fast. I was never quite sure about the process, either. He sure is quick. sylkanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857882513243312828noreply@blogger.com