horseriding when pregnant?

[macdoodle]

A partner of a friend is still riding regularly at 39 weeks pregnant. AIBU to think that is completely bonkers?

depends on the horse and what she is doing really - is she hacking gently round the lanes or competing at Badminton?
I rather suspect the former
fairly bonkers regardless

YABU. Its her horse, she knows it better than you do.

if she can why not? I would have struggled at that stage but it's her choice

Totally bonkers. She can have the most docile nag known to man, she can be telepathically linked to it in some "I really love my horse, me" kind of way but it's a completely unnecessary risk in my opinion.

But...horses for courses and all that (bad pun totally intended!)

Plenty of experienced riders continue to ride until full-term. If it's something she does every day when not pregnant (so part of her normal life) and it's her own horse, who she knows very well, and she is happy and confident, then why would she stop?

My good friend (three horses of her own to exercise daily and an experienced jockey) did make the concession to her husband to stop jumping at around 6 months.

I personally wouldn't choose to, but then I found sitting on a sofa uncomfortable by that stage, let alone a horse...

Yes bonkers. Your balance is affected and even the most placid horse can be unpredictable.

I am a rider btw.

I'm shocked she's not already had the baby if she's regularly riding! Surely all that jostling about would kick off labour. YANBU it is pretty bonkers, but in a good way.

Ah so mixed I'm not a rider (in fact can't stand horses) so really didn't get it and seemed a huge and unnecessary risk to me. Her own horse just round the lanes but still.......

Mary King was still riding competitively at 5 months pregnant, wasn't she?

Personally I wouldn't, and didn't, but DD was a 3rd time lucky IVF attempt and I am not a hugely competent rider so would have spent the whole time nervous as hell, transmitting that fear to the horse and making it MORE likely for me to have an accident.

However if you're an experienced rider and happy to take that risk then I don't see why not. It's brilliant exercise.

Yanbu, unnecessary risk.

YABU. If it is a sensible horse that she knows well and she feels comfortable still riding I don't see a problem. I chose to stop at 5 months when I was pregnant but I know a lot of people don't.

I wouldn't. My aunt was very experienced, rode horses since she was a child, etc. and that' how she lost her baby (it was a boy). She couldn't get pregnant again after that