wholly expected horse
i was in the university riding club as an undergrad, and for some reason there were about 6 of us who weren't rich kids, and had never owned a horse or been taught to ride, we were just all a bit horse-mad. The first time we had a riding lesson with the uni club, the instructor had got confused, and thought he had the team to teach, not the beginners. consequently, we got the 6 most neurotic four legged danger beasts the stable owned. I was on one called charlie, who i think was possibly on charlie, who spent the entire lesson cannoning around the indoor school bouncing off the walls, and leaving me with bruises on my legs and arms which have ver quite shifted. Another girl was on one called Foxy, who would gallop or stop, and nothing in between. she spent more time on the ground than on horse. But the best was an old carthorse type called teddy, who looked like butter wouldn't melt, and who everyone was cooing over. He was perfectly docile, and the girl who got him was quite happy with her lot, as they plodded across to the school with me and charlie miles ahead, and everyone else fighting to stay on board. We were dead jealous of her.
then we got into the school. Teddy walked in, sniffed the air, then ran full tilt at the opposite wall, whence he bucked and threw his rider at it.


apart from having to wear a neck brace for 2 months, and never going near a horse again, she was unhurt.

apologies/lenght/hung like horse etc
( ascorbate, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 16:28, Reply)