Something happened last week whislt I was hacking out and it's been bothering me ever since.
I hack out in a group of people, mainly those who don't have their horses and so don't get to ride more than once / twice a week.
I am generally quite nervous about it because I have only recently returned to riding after a few years 'off' having totally lost my confidence.
So, on the first canter of the hack, all was going well but after a few minutes my pony lost her footing slightly on the track. This caused me to lose my left stirrup as she stumbled back onto the track.
I was fine for a few moments after riding with only 1 stirrup but suddenly felt very uncomfortable and knew there was a horse right behind me if anything should happen. So, I shouted to stop as I had lost a stirrup.
A few in the group were annoyed as I had spoilt their canter, and I feel guilty to have ruined something they obviously enjoy, pay a lot of money for, and don't get to do very often.
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Buntytea · 02/11/2009 17:43
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