Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting - terry banisterYes, English style dismount is safer. But I have still landed on my back in front of everyone at the finish line after a fast Desert 50 when my knees buckled on hitting the ground (tall horse, short stirrups). Now I kick both feet out, then TURN SIDEWAYS and slide down while still maintaining contact with my hip on the side of the horse :-}Terry "May the Horse be with you" >From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Chris Paus" <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <Sundaez@xxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting >Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:46:41 -0700 > >I've never trashed my knee dismounting western style, but I've had my foot >hang up in an EZride stirrup with my Ariat boots. Both stirrups and boots >should have helped prevent this, so it must be the fact that I'm a bit too >short and a bit too stiff to dismount smoothly. I have taught myself to >dismount English style......it seems safer. As well, the horse I'm now >riding used to pull away from me as soon as I had only one foot in the >stirrup, and I would lose my balance and end up on the ground almost under >him. He doesn't do that any more, but I still don't like taking the chance >that I may have only one foot on the ground and something dangerous is about >to happen. > >Barbara > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Paus" <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <Sundaez@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 10:33 AM >Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting > > > > That's not a silly fear. I trashed my knee dismounting > > cowboy style. Now I never will leave one foot in the > > stirrup while dismounting. I always dismount English > > style. > > > > chris > > --- Sundaez@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > I have a silly fear...I hate mounting and > > > dismounting. Once on board I am > > > ok. My mare is tall so I always have to stand on > > > something. The fear is even > > > worse at rides...I've almost not ridden at the last > > > minute becuse I felt I > > > couldn't get on board. My mare does act silly when I > > > first get on at rides...due to > > > excitement as she isn't this way at home...she'll > > > either do a half rear then > > > lunge forward and might buck...but I'm used to that. > > > I don't know why I am > > > afraid of mounting...and dismounting even. Never had > > > a wreck that way...plenty of > > > other ways but not that! > > > > > > The other thing I am afraid of is Arabs. I have a > > > lovely purebred Arabian > > > mare. She came from a show barn so doesn't have any > > > trail experience. She's not a > > > spooky mare, has no bad habits...I've ponied her > > > everywhere and ridden her > > > with other horses but am so scared to take her out > > > alone, and I know that will > > > translate to her. I'm about ready to sell her since > > > I can't seem to get past > > > this. This is the second Arab I've gotten to try to > > > make into an endurance horse > > > and for some reason I am afraid of them. The irony > > > is my Morgan is show bred > > > and can run very hot, but that doesn't scare me at > > > all. I've been told I'm a > > > decent rider but can't get pst this "arab fear." > > > OK...now go ahead and laugh at > > > me! > > > > > > Mel > > > > > > > > > ===== > > "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot > > > > Chris and Star > > > > BayRab Acres > > http://pages.prodigy.net/paus > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > _________________________________________________________________ Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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