OH MAN.. fell off. hahahha

[Lindsay* . The Perfect Fit .]

So, you guys know that elise and I ride for our school. Well, yesterday we had our riding show. We go to a barn and we ride their horses (who we've never ridden before). So I was doing the jumpers (for those who dont know its based on how fast you get over all the jumps and knocking down jumps adds time, and stuff like that). First, I find out that the horse that I'm riding is slow and doesnt turn great, and in jumpers, you can get some SHARPPPPP turns. So the whisle blew and I started to canter into the first jump, I guess I didnt push him enough, so he knocked it down, so I'm thinking in my head 'shit i need to make up time' so then we clear the second jump and get a nice turn into the 3rd jump, then I got the turn I wanted into the 4th jump, and the 5th jump was easy to get to. Then there was quite a sharp turn from the 5th jump (which is a line to the 6th jump). So I get over the line, and then there is the SHARPEST turn to the 6th jump, which is a skinny jump. For those of you who live in NY know that Tuesday night is was pouring all night long. Now, the ring was a muddy mess, and it was almost too dangerous to get these turns. So, I miss that jump because it was too tight (which is considered the refusal) than he refuses it again. After 2 refusals you get disqualified, so now I'm thinking shit, I'm not getting DQed especially after 2 people before me did. So I crop him, and I got him over! Then I thought the best thing to do would be to stay into too point and gallop to the next jump because it was quite far away. So as I'm still releasing, he slips on the mud, I couldnt pull him up and I lost my balance, and I fell.... right into the mud. HAHHA. It didnt hurt at all but I WISH that I finished! I HAD 1 JUMP LEFT!!! So I did get DQed, but I'd rather get DQed because I fell off, rather than going off course, or having too many refusals. So yesterday I was fine. I have a big bloody scrape on my arm, and I have a lot of bloody scratches on the top on my left butt =). Today I'm really sore though, and if I move my elbow too much it bleeds.



P.S. I jynxed myself. I said "wow no one has fallen off today" ANDDDDD I have this thong that says showjumping on it, and I always thought it was cute to wear it when I ride. So then bad things always managed to happen when I wear it, so I havent for like 2 months, then yesterday I decided to wear it, and I fell off. The thong is now cut up into a bajillion pieces and will be lit of fire later today =)


^^ That is the course, I put the numbers in front of where you should come in to jump it. I fell off like 2 strides after 8.

[Kim]

awww im sorry!!

[Rebecca]

Aww that sucks. I hate falling off at shows. ahah I fell off at finals one year..luckily it was in this like eq class before the actual medals class. Still sucks though to spend like $75 on a class and fall off aahhahah

[Lindsay* . The Perfect Fit .]

Props to you people who read all that.

I didnt have to pay for it luckily, it was through my school =)

[kr]

damn that thong. lol. that sucks!

[Rebecca]

OMG! When I was little I had this lucky pair of underwear and I wore them to ALL of my shows (yes i washed them ahahah..there luck never wore off. damnn too bad i wasnt wearing them when i fell off at finals) but anywayyy they were ill. They were yellow and on the front they said "cheese!" then on the back they had a big smiley face =DDD I loved em'

[[♥]Jessica[◘]]

Oww sorry Lindsay, thats bad news but at least you did get DQed because you fell and not for going off course. That turn from 7-8 was sharp, shame to didn't finish. But at least you are ok with only a few scrapes and bruses.