It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.

Apparently, I know a lot.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Worst Trail Ride Ever

Like the title says, I had the Worst Trail Ride ever today. It included:
  • Andy bolting yet again
  • Lance bolting with Andy
  • My safety stirrups falsely deploying three times
  • Lance bolting again, dumping his rider and taking off into the road, leaving us to search for him.
  • Andy freaking out when Lance when galloping past, fighting me furiously as I refused to let him gallop. This throwing his head up and even half-rearing, culminating in me having to hop off and walk before I got thrown off.
  • Getting left behind due to my Andy issues when the group split in two looking for Lance. I thought I knew the way back, but I ended up accidentally going off the trail, getting completely lost by myself for about 15 minutes. After crying and figuring that my barn owner would come looking for me eventually, I decided to start yelling and found my barn buddies, who knew the way home.
But, on a positive note, Lance was found and brought back safely. Suffice to say that I won't be back on the trail without doing some serious work with my trainer, and getting a nastier bit for Prince Toyota.

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