EMBARASSING MOMENTS

WENDY HOEHNE · Foal

EMBARASSING MOMENTS

sedonasilver · Advanced

Hmmm...halfway through a dressage test and my mount started to manure....then proceeded to execute a massive buck and sprayed the ringside crowd in a shower of his poop :)

Barbara F · Grand Prix

sedonasilver wrote:

Hmmm...halfway through a dressage test and my mount started to manure....then proceeded to execute a massive buck and sprayed the ringside crowd in a shower of his poop :)

That is a hilarious story!!

I was once riding my ex-racehorse thoroughbred in a dressage test. The ring was rope, rather than fence.

In the middle of the test, my horse spooked and took off in a mad bolt, got his leg over the rope and off we galloped, taking the whole dressage ring with us!!

That was a show-stopper - literally!!

myvanya · Yearling

So far nothing really bad but I have made the judge laugh-

I had put together a really nice smooth test and was coming down centerline for my final halt at G. We executed a prompt square halt at which point my horse let out a giant snort showering the judge in horse snot. Thankfully she burst out laughing. My horse is really over-dramatic so it fit his breath holding approach to his dressage tests very well. It was like a giant sigh of relief. Everyone who was watching was laughing

Hint_Of_Magic · Yearling

sedonasilver wrote:

Hmmm...halfway through a dressage test and my mount started to manure....then proceeded to execute a massive buck and sprayed the ringside crowd in a shower of his poop :)

Haha, that made my night! biggrin The crowd and judges must not have been too pleased with that.

Evie · Yearling

sedonasilver wrote:

Hmmm...halfway through a dressage test and my mount started to manure....then proceeded to execute a massive buck and sprayed the ringside crowd in a shower of his poop :)

LOL! Wow!

When I was much younger (and unsure of myself) I was walking around the ring waiting for a flat class to start. My horse stopped and twisting his head back, took his outside hind leg and scratched his ears like a dog!! I'm sitting there in the middle, feeling him balancing awkwardly on three legs afraid to kick him forward, and everyone (judges, audience, trainers) is laughing! So awkward!

sedonasilver · Advanced

haha it was just such bad timing!

Horses sure are crack ups sometimes :)

dbliron · Advanced

I rode to X and halted, and as I started my salute my stallion decided to pee...he took his time about it, gently swishing his tail back and forth over his quarters, and then squared up again so I could finish the salute. Of course, that left a lake at X, over which he very quietly and elegantly jumped every time we had to cross it!

Ranna · Well Schooled

No funny thing happened to me but the stories told here make me laugh so loud that I have to read them out loud to my husband who's now laughing as well.

Barbara F · Grand Prix

dbliron wrote:

I rode to X and halted, and as I started my salute my stallion decided to pee...he took his time about it, gently swishing his tail back and forth over his quarters, and then squared up again so I could finish the salute. Of course, that left a lake at X, over which he very quietly and elegantly jumped every time we had to cross it!

Hahahahahahha!!!!! Where's the video camera when you need it?!

dbliron · Advanced

OK, so now I'm really embarrassed to report that this happened eons ago, well before the advent of video cameras...I think we were still using Super 8's!

Horse-hearted · Advanced

A ha ha ha! Awesome stories!
I taught my horse to shake- or hold his front leg up when I cued him and then give him a treat, and he loved to do it at the most inappropriate times- like when the ringmaster was pinning on a ribbon. Everyone would jump back in fear of this random leg that was stuck out, and he just looked about for his treat.

Barngoddess · Yearling

I was halted at C, immobility 4 seconds...when a large fly landed on the end of my nose. It would not leave and was tickling me something fierce. In vain I tried to ''huff" it off with a big breath and the judge just howled laughing. I was completely embarrassed. It was the longest four seconds of my life. As I trotted off the fly FINALLY zoomed away and I rubbed my nose on my shoulder as I rounded the corner! I remember the judge making a funny comment on the test with a smiley face! lol
Another incident happened many years ago when I wore glasses...they started slipping down my nose and finally flew right off on an extended trot across the diagonal near the end of my test. A large gasp went up from the judge's booth. I rode the rest of the test blind. I can't see a thing without my glasses. ;0) After my final salute the judge and a few other people jumped into the ring and began searching for my glasses, telling me not to move my horse in case I stepped on them! How embarrassing is that? I now wear contacts!

Barngoddess · Yearling

Can't forget this one! My alpha mare decided to reach out and snatch a mouthfull of the flowers that were in a pot on top of one of the dressage letters WHILE we were in the ring completing one of our tests! We proceeded to complete the test while she happily munched on the flowers. At the halt she had one big daisy just sticking out of the side of her bit and the judge was just snorting with mirth, hand covering her mouth. I exited the ring in shame and my husband said to me "why did you let her do that"? I just gaped at him. As if??

Barbara F · Grand Prix

Barngoddess wrote:

Can't forget this one! My alpha mare decided to reach out and snatch a mouthfull of the flowers that were in a pot on top of one of the dressage letters WHILE we were in the ring completing one of our tests! We proceeded to complete the test while she happily munched on the flowers. At the halt she had one big daisy just sticking out of the side of her bit and the judge was just snorting with mirth, hand covering her mouth. I exited the ring in shame and my husband said to me "why did you let her do that"? I just gaped at him. As if??

Hahaha! You must have done something right to have such a confident, relaxed horse in the ring!! :) p.s. re: your other story, My vision is becoming so bad, but I can't stand glasses and I WAS wondering how on earth I would be able to ride from letter to letter this summer. I think I'll just aim for the white squares at the end of each line!

Barngoddess · Yearling

Barb, I think they are going to have to issue us 'vision impaired' riders extra long 'white' dressage whips so we can feel our way around the ring.

Barbara F · Grand Prix

These are all so good, I decided to give this topic a "bump". :)

Emiry · Advanced

Not embarrassing,it has to do with blindness(I am nearsighted). I had my friend up watching one of my lessons. So, my instructor in an effort to get us to ride straight after a jump and to look up during a jump, told us to look at my friend at the other end of the arena who would have fingers held up. We had to tell her how many fingers were held up, I answered her, with my head up and a straight line. I told her "I'm to blind to count fingers!"

I refuse to wear my glasses while riding, because I don't want to break them, and I can see the letters/know where they are. I don't own contacts because I only wear my glasses while driving or in class.

prospect · Advanced

finished my test - halted at x and patted my horse and told him what a good boy he was, let the reins go and was so thrilled until I looked up at the judge standing at c waiting for my salute.

justice · Grand Prix

Not a show ring incident but...

I had finally gotten a lesson opp with a prestigious rider/trainer. SOO excited, had waiting EONS and worked my butt to the bone for this very day. Secretary loaded up all my stuff , had hooked up the rig, everything set, ready to go. I jump in the truck, haul the three hours one way, whistling, ipoding, singing at the top of my lungs as I am The Speshul One for the day. Well. Speshul, indeed! Get there, park, check in, meet a few nice people, talk with instructour over lesson plan, run to get my horse. Yeah. No horse.

Best ride I ever had since I was allowed to ride HER Olympic competitor for my lesson : )

Nikki Salo · Grand Prix

LOL Justice! Great story.

One of the first times I took my favorite horse to a bigger than local show, everything is running smoothly -- I start to tack up for my classes (western), I've got one training split rein and one show worthy rein. So I went into all my classes with a dark oil polished split rein, and one shorter light oil (well loved) rein with a snap on the end. biggrin

Why I had two different reins, I'll never know, but I always pack extra bridles and reins now!

justice · Grand Prix

I can't speak for you guys but my horses can humble me and allow me to embarrass myself in a heartbeat and be righteuos about it, too. Good that we can relate, laugh and learn from the experiences. Humility is yeast in the cake of character : )

kschmittendorf · Well Schooled

Not something to do with riding but went to the tack store when I first started riding and needed to buy my first pair of breeches. Sales girl gave me a pair, told me to try them on and come out. I did....unknowingly they were on backwards..Sales girl was great! Never even cracked a smile just said "We were only looking for sizing anyway so lets look at these..."...and I have also put a helmet on backwards..dial in front..made my friend laugh so hard she fell down in the next stall!

justice · Grand Prix

These are great adventures! Thanks for being willing to share them, I don't feel so all alone : )