Re: Okay, You Guys, This Was An Eyeopener

Posted by Billy NY on December 05, 2005 at 11:05:31 from (205.188.117.6):

In Reply to: Okay, You Guys, This Was An Eyeopener posted by Allan in NE on December 05, 2005 at 07:20:52:

Wow, I hope your wife recovered, just reading about it hurts ! Although I keep some distance between myself and the horses, somehow after many years I got involved with them again, my father has always been involved with the thoroughbreds and show jumping crowd in some capacity, but also has enjoyed the other side of the fence with friends out west in New Mexico, Colorado etc. In short I as I'm sure as many grew up with horses, always too many of them in the barns, and currently I still think they've got a few too many, but that is alright, with compost becoming popular, the more the merrier !!!! Good excuse for a loader and a truck ! I have not climbed up on one in years, but I have nothing but admiration for the stepmothers father who was a WW II bomber pilot and must be well into his 80's. I've never seen a guy his age ride so well, or ride at all. He does the english thing, but he's got a 28 year old that looks like a wooly mammoth or a llama with this heavy coat he puts on in the winter, I've seen him ride this guy bareback on occasion and what a pleasant old coot this horse is, follows you from the pasture to the barn, just mellowed out over the years. He also rides some of the more ornery ones, most of which are retired from show jumping, and are probably quiet compared to the young ones that were mentioned here. You just have to take your hat off to a guy his age, still actively riding on a daily basis.

We have one young stud, who I took a liking too, worked with him a bit and he's a bit playful, but "we came to an understanding" and although I've helped him learn some manners, I decided I'd best stay off, for health reasons of course ! There's always one in the barn that becomes a pal, but boy did he take some time to get used to, especially being away from them for so many years.

All through the years I can recall at shows we used to run and all the others I've been at, where EMT's/ambulance are on standby. The occasional spill, some of which were really scary, like when someone gets dumped after a horse quits at a fence, getting tossed backwards, + all the others, mom got her leg crushed by one that fell on it, it sure is an "eye opener" but like anything you do, risk is always present, at least they wear helmets, to provide some protection. I just love watching the old guy ride, that just amazes me to no end.

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