Re: OT - History Lesson

OK - I consider skydiving easy.  How are you on that? ;+)
Kitty

-- Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
ahh.... it's easy. Only got thrown once- well,
actually was playing polo on a horse I was training...
got carried away, the horse got confused about what I
wanted it to do, reared up/stood up, slipped in the
muddy field and fell over backwards- almost got out of
the way in time, but do have a dent in my leg from
that one....

Donna

--- Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:

> > Actually once you are up there, you can release
> the strap and by using
> your
> > leg muscles keep yourself balanced.
> 
> Well, maybe YOU can, but at the time, it felt very
> much out of my control.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
> 
> 
> > Hum.... anyone that has been around horses for a
> length of time knows to
> > give them a slight tap so they don't do that...
> >
> > Actually once you are up there, you can release
> the strap and by using
> your
> > leg muscles keep yourself balanced. Of course in
> David's and Chris's case,
> > they wouldn't want to do that while the 21 yr old
> was around....;)
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSR
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:26 AM
> > > To: 'gardenchat@hort.net'
> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
> > >
> > > I think you wear helmets and leathers for
> motorcycle rides.
> > > Horses can swell up their bellies - I think they
> hold their breath or
> > > something - so that when they let it out the
> girth is not so tight. More
> > > comfy for the horse but then of course, as you
> experienced, the rider
> ends
> > > up on the ground.
> > >
> > > Cyndi
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of kmrsy@netzero.net
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:13 AM
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
> > >
> > > Who wears a helmet when they ride horses,
> besides athletes? (polo
> > > players, jumpers, and rodeo stars, etc) And
> riding leathers? It was a
> > > casual horseback ride and jeans were the uniform
> of the 70s anyway.
> > >
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > -- "Bonnie & Bill Morgan"
> <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:
> > > Kitty, tell me you were wearing a helmet and
> riding leathers.
> > >
> > > Blessings,
> > > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:33 AM
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
> > >
> > > David, that reminds me of my college days.  A
> friend of mine's family
> had
> > > a
> > > stable and boarded horses.  Len was quite an
> accomplished rider and I
> got
> > > a
> > > bit better over time as we rode.  His property
> was a mix of open land
> and
> > > woods and steep ravines.  He always saddled up
> the horses for us.  On
> one
> > > of
> > > our rides we stopped for a few minutes to chat. 
> Slowly  I began to
> list.
> > > It all seemed like slow motion but it must have
> been quickly as Len
> didn't
> > > have time to get to me.  And I didn't feel
> capable of stopping it.  The
> > > saddle just spun on the horse and there I was on
> the ground in a heap.
> > > Len
> > > must have tightened the saddle well enough at
> the beginning or I'd have
> > > fallen off sooner; it must have somehow come
> loose.  I'm glad it
> happened
> > > while we were standing still!
> > >
> > > Another time I was visiting a boyfriend who'd
> moved to Dubuque with his
> > > family.  We went riding on some little motorbike
> - not a full sized
> > > motorcycle.  I was on the back and didn't want
> to crowd him (not on the
> > > bike
> > > anyway)  As he sped up a hill, I fell off the
> back of the bike - and NOT
> > > on
> > > my keester.  Ouch!
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:50 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi folks
> > > >
> > > > Well I don't have any good fishing stories per
> se though I do have an
> > > > interesting story for you.  I went with five
> other guys all of them 55
> > > and
> > > > above.  We decided that while in Wyoming do as
> the Wyoming-ingers do.
> > > So,
> > > > we went horse back riding up into the
> mountains.  It was quite
> beautiful
> > > and
> > > > we reached the lofty elevation of 10,000 ft or
> so.  On the way we saw
> > > > eagles, hawks, moose and other animals.  The
> interesting part of this
> > > story
> > > > was that all of us are relative novices at
> horseback riding.  One of
> our
> > > > guys was wearing an almost cowboy looking hat
> so he almost looked the
> > > part.
> > > > Our wrangler/guide was a young lady, 21, who
> is supposed to have
> > > "extensive"
> > > > experience with horses.  On the way up the
> mountain she mentioned
> > > several
> > > > times at how much Lee...the cowboy hat
> guy...looked like the real
> McCoy.
> > > We
> > > > stopped for lunch at a beautiful spot that one
> could see for miles
> > > around.
> > > > Right after lunch we remounted and were on our
> way.  Suddenly a
> > > commotion
> > > > was heard behind us and I turned to see six
> people on horse and one
> > > empty
> > > > saddle.  Yep, you guessed it, cowboy Lee. 
> Seems he was putting his
> > > camera
> > > > away when the horse took it upon himself to
> catch up to the rest of
> the
> > > > horses...rather quickly.  Lee fell straight
> off the back of the horse
> > > and
> > > on
> > > > his keester.  What could we do....we
> laughed...until the 21 year old
> > > rushed
> > > > to his side and was patting his face with her
> 'cherchief 
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