DP laughed at his DD falling off horse

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I've been really put off DP.

Took his DD (12) and my DS (9) horse riding. Neither had done it before and were in a class of around 6. So the class starts and the horses plod around the school like they do then his DDs horse starts trotting and starts getting rather fast. She wasn't supposed to be trotting at this point, the horse had just decided to spice things up a bit. The instructor shouted instructions at her about slowing down the horse but she didn't have a clue what to do. The trot got faster and faster until instructor starts shouting to pull back on the reigns otherwise the horse would break into a canter. DSD looks visibly terrified. DP is creased up laughing. Nobody else is laughing. All of the other horses had stopped still at this point and all attention was on DSD and this crazy horse. Then inevitably the horse breaks into a canter and starts flying around the school in circles getting faster and faster. Instructor gives up trying to get her to control it sndbjust shouts "hold on to the saddle! Don't panic!". Then DSD plummets to the ground. The horse continues to fly around on its own. DSD remains on the floor. Nobody knows if she's injured or not as nobody can get near her because the horse is still flying past every few seconds. I turn to DP expecting to have to reassure him and he's laughing so much he has tears rolling down his face. He saw my face and then choked through laughing "oh god is she ok?? Oh god hahaha".

Long story short, horse eventually gets bored of the carry on and brings itself into the centre of the room to signify that the class was over. DSD gets up. She's fine. DP laughs at her and said "why didn't you just get up??" So she screamed back at him "because there was a horse running past me every few seconds and I thought it was going to trample me!! Are you stupid?". He then tells her off for being cheeky.

It's really put me off him. He's. fuckwit isnt he?

Gosh! I just saw there were 6 in the class. My DDs present riding school has a maximium of 2 or 3, and that is with experienced riders.
Her first school tended to be about 4, but had lots of "helpers" leading beginners. It really isn't safe, otherwise.
DD was a helper there when a girl fell off, then was kicked and that resulted in the air ambulance coming out.
Falling off is quite normal at some time, but can be very dangerous.

That is so sickening. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near someone like that. His own fucking daughter?! She could have been kicked or crushed - seriously injured or even killed - he sounds unhinged, at best.

And laughing at other small kids hurting themselves...how can you even think about associating yourself with someone like that? Kissing him, sharing your thoughts and feelings with someone like that?

And with regards to PP saying laughing off non-injuries is a good tactic to make kids robust and unafraid when learning - sure.

But surely you can see the difference between that, and a father laughing himself stupid at his daughter falling and being unsafe?

He wasn’t trying to normalise a bit of a bump. He was laughing himself sick before he knew whether she was safe or not, spontaneously - not to have any effect on her, but purely because he was amused.

Prick.

I’m so sorry op. What an unpleasant thing to happen.

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Your dd did the right thing to stay still - that’s what I’d have done!
Hope she’s ok now
As for your ‘d’p. Words fail me - how unfeeling and cruel

I think that you should write an email to the girls mother and tell her what you witnessed. He is not fit to look after children.

Was this being filmed by any chance it sounds hilarious. You could make a quick £250 here.

You think a child in danger, upset and being thrown from a horse is funny, @BKHUN91? What a vile attitude - you should be ashamed.