So I thought this might be a good thread to share all those things you did that were just stupid or a mistake that could have/did turn out badly.
Well I'll start. Today I was riding Selena in a lesson. She was being very, very lazy. She kept ignoring my leg. I started by asking with my calf for her to spin. She didn't even flinch so I touched with my spur, then I kicked her lightly, then harder and harder and spurred her. She did move but she was dragging and not respecting me so I took my rein and tried to smack her on the shoulder. She instantly flung herself around faster than I had ever seen her spin....
...But I didn't even notice until I couldn't stop her from spinning that the end of my rein had gotten her right in the eye. I did eventually get her stopped and I felt so bad I just about cried. She's okay but she wouldn't open her eye and it was watering pretty bad. Her eyelashes just got turned in but I was freaking out when she wouldn't open it, my trainer had to get off and actually make me focus (I'm no good in situations like that) and she just helped Selena turn her eyelashes back the right way, got some cold water on her eye and basically told me to get over it because I shouldn't beat myself up over something like that because I didn't mean to. But I still feel awful. Lesson learned though...Always look where you're swatting! I could have hurt her eye so bad with those reins.
Anyway...Share a story to let me know I'm not the only one who's ever done something really stupid?
Well I'll start. Today I was riding Selena in a lesson. She was being very, very lazy. She kept ignoring my leg. I started by asking with my calf for her to spin. She didn't even flinch so I touched with my spur, then I kicked her lightly, then harder and harder and spurred her. She did move but she was dragging and not respecting me so I took my rein and tried to smack her on the shoulder. She instantly flung herself around faster than I had ever seen her spin....
...But I didn't even notice until I couldn't stop her from spinning that the end of my rein had gotten her right in the eye. I did eventually get her stopped and I felt so bad I just about cried. She's okay but she wouldn't open her eye and it was watering pretty bad. Her eyelashes just got turned in but I was freaking out when she wouldn't open it, my trainer had to get off and actually make me focus (I'm no good in situations like that) and she just helped Selena turn her eyelashes back the right way, got some cold water on her eye and basically told me to get over it because I shouldn't beat myself up over something like that because I didn't mean to. But I still feel awful. Lesson learned though...Always look where you're swatting! I could have hurt her eye so bad with those reins.
Anyway...Share a story to let me know I'm not the only one who's ever done something really stupid?