Thanks. It's scarier to watch it now (and know what could have happened) than it was when it happened, because it happened so fast. My horse was getting up as I was, so there wasn't any question of whether he had broken a leg or his neck. I did worry about injuries, but we jogged him out fine and then popped over a few little fences and he was fine...he never did like that jump after that, though! You can hear my mother screaming :).
I bet! I'm gonna get my horse to go over little jumps this summer. I hope he doesn't fall! I could care less if I fall, but I don't want him to get hurt.
The jump he fell over was solid, so it didn't fall with him. I did have a rail over it, but he hit the solid part. If you use jumps that fall (regular rails) you'll be fine! Even solid jumps are usually fine if your horse is experienced and set up properly. I think what happened is that he was wearing bell boots and he stepped on the back of his front boot with his back foot, so when he went to take off, his front foot didn't lift. We haven't used bell boots since then!
wow i'm glad you were both ok! that must have been really scary though, it must have taken awhile to get both you and the horse back together though. I know I would be a wreck if something like that happened.
Thanks. It was--I actually got right back on and even jumped him over some small fences (that would fall if he hit them!) after making sure he was okay, but I think I only jumped that fence a handful of times in the 3 or 4 years after that happened (that jump is now rotten, haha)--it scared me!
Yes, we were perfectly fine--after checking him out, I got back on and took him over a couple of small jumps before finishing. Neither of us had any injuries :).
Amazingly, yes...both my horse and I were completely fine. I actually got back on after checking him over and jumped him over a few smaller fences to end on a good note. I was sore for awhile but that's it.
Thanks, it was scary! He was completely okay with no obvious pain (though he was probably a little sore too!) and no problems...I was definitely sore and still have aches in one arm where I think I tore a muscle or something, but no major injuries!
Those are the scariest kinds of falls, because they aren't your fault and it puts a little fear of your horse doing it to you again x| I hate that happen to my horse and I, and I was so scared! He flipped on accident like you two did, but it was tough for me.
I know what you mean :). To this day (over 4 1/2 years since this fall) I still get nervous jumping solid jumps--even fairly small ones (as this one was). Regular jumps (with rails that fall!) don't bother me, but I guess I still have a fear of the same thing happening--even though he's never done it again! And we were blessed because neither of us was hurt--so many times those falls end up with horse or rider injury/worse.
wow. that must be really scary! i have fell to many times to count but never like that! glad your both ok! what was going through your mind when you were going tourds the ground? just curious
It happened really fast, but I just remember realizing that I was falling (mostly because I was looking straight at the ground and headed towards it...). I knew my horse had fallen because I put my arm out (as if that would stop him from rolling on me...ha) towards him, but by the time I really registered anything it was over and I jumped up immediately, both to get out of my horse's way (I wasn't sure exactly where he was in relation to me) and to see if he was okay.
Ouch! that looked like it hurt! im glad you and your horse are okay. the same thing happened to me-except we were coming back from single stake not over a jump! (i enjoy jumping more than barrel racing though!) lol!
omg that scared me! i was so confused; i was like this is fine...why is this called how not to ride a horse and then that happened and i was like WHAT?!
Really, captain obvious? No one would have ever noticed if you hadn't said anything!
Kidding aside, yes, it is recorded off the TV. Are you implying that it isn't actually me or my horse? Because it is--this video was recorded over 4 years ago (May 2004) with a regular video camera. When I finally got around to joining youtube and posting it, that camera was broken and all I had was the tape. So I played the tape on the TV and used my digital camera to record the fall.
Yes, we were both fine. That was 4 years ago and neither of us were injured (other than soreness for a few days!) or otherwise affected. I still have him and he's doing great.
I don't mean 2'6" is a big jump, I just mean once a horse has loss strength in certain areas it takes time..months..not a few days, to build it back up. My horse was lame and on stall rest for 4 months, but the first time I rode I didn't get on her and jump anything. We waited until all of her muscle and tendon strength to return before we even jumped 6". Before that she was a 4' jumper.
I know that, and if he had been on stall rest, I would have taken it even slower. However, he was turned out 24/7 during this time, so he was using his muscles. If it had been my other horse, I would also have waited. But I know this horse well, and he was ready. Over the last few years (because of college) he gets ridden maybe once every couple of months--and he's ready to go every time, including jumper classes, etc. He's just that way--and he's never been injured/sore because of it.
yeah if he hadn't jumped for a few months, you probably shouldn't have started with 2'6" on the first day...after not jumping for awhile, they lose tendon strength and all, maybe that tripped him up a bit. Good job not getting hurt though :)
If you read the description, we didn't start with 2'6. I jumped him over some little stuff - up to 18" - before that. He was perfectly fine. He'd been ridden for a few weeks before that, so he was fit. And 2'6 is not a large jump for him. He just stepped on his boot.
I think he stepped on the back of his bell boot with his hind foot, so when he tried to take off, he couldn't lift his front foot, resulting in a flip. Because he definitely tried to take off...it just didn't quite work out. And we're both okay--but yes, it was terrifying ;).
omg! that looks horrible! glad your ok! its not fun having both you and the horse fall, then you dont know who to wory about! XD! but seriously glad you guys are ok, it was a nasty fall!
That was very cool. You remind me a bit of me in the way that you're laughing about it now. :) Good thing you aren't hurt! And good thing your gorgeous paint isn't hurt either! :)
My mom recorded it with a video camera when it happened (May 2004) but by the time I got around to putting it on youtube (after I was at school with high speed internet) it was broken and the only way I could figure out how to do it was play it on the TV and record it with my digital camera.
Haha, so was my mother :). And yes, he was completely fine immediately. He hasn't done it again (that was almost 4 years ago) and has no issues with jumping.
Ouch!!! That is a very nasty fall for the both of you, was he ok afterwards?? Get an equine physio out to see him, my boy had the same problem and was helped a lot with the physio. He will jump bigger fences better as he will be using his back end more and looking UP rather than down at his feet. Lots of hacking and gridwork ;)
Yeah, he was perfectly fine. That was over 3 1/2 years ago; he hasn't done it since (and had never done it before). He's improved a lot over the last couple of years and uses his hind end a lot more (not just jumping, but flatwork as well). He now shows up to the Lvl. 1 (3'0) jumpers and has jumped 3'6 and rarely pulls rails.
my horse did this when i tried him out - he just caught his foot in the sand in front of the jump and fell on his face! for some reason i decided to buy him...
hopefully it was just a one time thing and it won't happen again--they all have their clumsy moments. this was the only time my horse has done it since he was started over fences about 7 years ago.
yeah, mine's an IDxTB so he's kinda heavy and on his forehand so he trips quite a lot! but he's improving a lot - just needs lots of schooling when i'd rather be jumping lol! They rarely fall this badly - just clumsiness! silly ponios! glad he was ok :)
He sounds like a nice cross though! My horse used to be heavy on the forehand really badly as well...doing lots and LOTS of transitions over and over (like walk-canter-walk-trot-stop-canter-trot-canter-walk-etc. with just a few strides in between) helped tons. Gymnastics work should lighten him up over fences as well! Good luck!
thanks for the tips :) i'll try doing more transitions and try some grids too - he's gonna hate me for all this hard work! he's an amazing jumper - clears 1.20 easily - but he falls over the 2ft ones! thanks again xxx
thats exactly what happened to me today, riding a racehorse though, he's fine - just he seemed confused as to how he ended up in the dirt and why was i on the floor?? haha
It wasn't the first time he had been ridden again after being off, just the first time he'd been jumped. We had been building back up doing flatwork and stuff--I didn't just decide to jump him after several months of doing nothing. He was also turned out the whole time, so he wasn't stiff and out of shape from being stalled, which helped. And as you can see we started with easy, tiny little jumps and he was fine. He was ready to go back.
that looked terrible bad! it looks like that horse could have broken his neck and you could have been squashed under your horse! good that both of you were okay!
OOUUCCH!
smezame3 7 months ago
it's dangerous falling off a horse, but it's worse when both you AND the horse fall at the same time, this happens a lot with me...glad you're safe
jessmart76543 1 year ago
I'm glad that you both are okay, wow. That must have been scary! I would have beenn so worried about my horse I couldn't see straight!
APersonThatIsLiving 2 years ago 2
Thanks. It's scarier to watch it now (and know what could have happened) than it was when it happened, because it happened so fast. My horse was getting up as I was, so there wasn't any question of whether he had broken a leg or his neck. I did worry about injuries, but we jogged him out fine and then popped over a few little fences and he was fine...he never did like that jump after that, though! You can hear my mother screaming :).
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
I bet! I'm gonna get my horse to go over little jumps this summer. I hope he doesn't fall! I could care less if I fall, but I don't want him to get hurt.
APersonThatIsLiving 2 years ago
The jump he fell over was solid, so it didn't fall with him. I did have a rail over it, but he hit the solid part. If you use jumps that fall (regular rails) you'll be fine! Even solid jumps are usually fine if your horse is experienced and set up properly. I think what happened is that he was wearing bell boots and he stepped on the back of his front boot with his back foot, so when he went to take off, his front foot didn't lift. We haven't used bell boots since then!
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
Yeah, the ones I'll use will fall if he hits them. =] I really don't want him to get hurt.
APersonThatIsLiving 1 year ago
r u ok? tht would have scared me and ur pony is adorable!
horseluver313 2 years ago
Yes, we were both fine! It scared me too :). Thanks!
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
OH MY GOD!!! That looked so scary! I'm glad you were okay!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!
Striker823 2 years ago
wow i'm glad you were both ok! that must have been really scary though, it must have taken awhile to get both you and the horse back together though. I know I would be a wreck if something like that happened.
catchkid101 2 years ago
Thanks. It was--I actually got right back on and even jumped him over some small fences (that would fall if he hit them!) after making sure he was okay, but I think I only jumped that fence a handful of times in the 3 or 4 years after that happened (that jump is now rotten, haha)--it scared me!
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
wow scary. It seems like he tryed to add a step or take a step out before the jump and got caught up in it. Glad to hear you are both ok
KellyandAchoo 2 years ago
oh my god!!! were u guys okay?
that was a nasty fall!
fieldhockeyandhorses 2 years ago
Yes, we were perfectly fine--after checking him out, I got back on and took him over a couple of small jumps before finishing. Neither of us had any injuries :).
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
ur lucky
bree4593 2 years ago
bloody hell i wasnt expecting that where you ok?
321clara123 2 years ago
Amazingly, yes...both my horse and I were completely fine. I actually got back on after checking him over and jumped him over a few smaller fences to end on a good note. I was sore for awhile but that's it.
jumpthemoon15 2 years ago
OMG!
tillynbella 2 years ago
that must of been so scary glad u were both ok
candy12567 2 years ago
OMg! thats so scary..... cute horse though
horsejumperz 3 years ago
wow, happy ur both ok
thats a scary fall
X0oxEventingxo0X 3 years ago
OMG I'm glad your O.k. and your horse! That look like it hurted a LOT
MichaFlame5 3 years ago
Thanks, it was scary! He was completely okay with no obvious pain (though he was probably a little sore too!) and no problems...I was definitely sore and still have aches in one arm where I think I tore a muscle or something, but no major injuries!
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
Wow, you were lucky to have no serious injuries! :)
MichaFlame5 3 years ago
that looked HORRIFYING omg
i've had a fall once likt that... i was borught to hospital immediately. youre lucky
hdonnerwetter 3 years ago
hey results vid is finally posted as a responce to the other vid!!
courtney93elizabeth 3 years ago
Those are the scariest kinds of falls, because they aren't your fault and it puts a little fear of your horse doing it to you again x| I hate that happen to my horse and I, and I was so scared! He flipped on accident like you two did, but it was tough for me.
R00ckn 3 years ago
I know what you mean :). To this day (over 4 1/2 years since this fall) I still get nervous jumping solid jumps--even fairly small ones (as this one was). Regular jumps (with rails that fall!) don't bother me, but I guess I still have a fear of the same thing happening--even though he's never done it again! And we were blessed because neither of us was hurt--so many times those falls end up with horse or rider injury/worse.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
wow. that must be really scary! i have fell to many times to count but never like that! glad your both ok! what was going through your mind when you were going tourds the ground? just curious
HorseAndRider23 3 years ago
It happened really fast, but I just remember realizing that I was falling (mostly because I was looking straight at the ground and headed towards it...). I knew my horse had fallen because I put my arm out (as if that would stop him from rolling on me...ha) towards him, but by the time I really registered anything it was over and I jumped up immediately, both to get out of my horse's way (I wasn't sure exactly where he was in relation to me) and to see if he was okay.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
holy shit! omg r u OKAY?????
HunterJumper311 3 years ago
Yes, we were both fine.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
oh my god! lol great job on winning the contest!!!
HunterJumper311 3 years ago
Ouucchh
Ive had that on my girl :S
Hurts =P xxx
PicturePerfectPony 3 years ago
Ouch! that looked like it hurt! im glad you and your horse are okay. the same thing happened to me-except we were coming back from single stake not over a jump! (i enjoy jumping more than barrel racing though!) lol!
allaroundhorsechamp 3 years ago
OMG i hope u and ur horse are ok
gobev123 3 years ago
ouch
lilsquirty23 3 years ago
omg that scared me! i was so confused; i was like this is fine...why is this called how not to ride a horse and then that happened and i was like WHAT?!
Graceyloverx3 3 years ago
that was what i am like!
Velavet 3 years ago
LOL! GOOD THAT YOUR OK! =]
L0V1NG 3 years ago
you recorded that off tv
hudson483 3 years ago
Really, captain obvious? No one would have ever noticed if you hadn't said anything!
Kidding aside, yes, it is recorded off the TV. Are you implying that it isn't actually me or my horse? Because it is--this video was recorded over 4 years ago (May 2004) with a regular video camera. When I finally got around to joining youtube and posting it, that camera was broken and all I had was the tape. So I played the tape on the TV and used my digital camera to record the fall.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
haha rofl!
Graceyloverx3 3 years ago
Hahaaa
LOVE that!! xx
PicturePerfectPony 3 years ago
omg im crying ! :'( ! please say you are both okay ! plz write bakk . !!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xLovesPoniesX 3 years ago
Yes, we were both fine. That was 4 years ago and neither of us were injured (other than soreness for a few days!) or otherwise affected. I still have him and he's doing great.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
oh my gosh that muist have been scary i hope you were both ok!!!
Equinegurl96 3 years ago
ahh ok :) yeah I'm just used to working with horses that go lame on a whim. I wish I had a sturdy guy to work with too
mewjet18 3 years ago
I don't mean 2'6" is a big jump, I just mean once a horse has loss strength in certain areas it takes time..months..not a few days, to build it back up. My horse was lame and on stall rest for 4 months, but the first time I rode I didn't get on her and jump anything. We waited until all of her muscle and tendon strength to return before we even jumped 6". Before that she was a 4' jumper.
mewjet18 3 years ago
I know that, and if he had been on stall rest, I would have taken it even slower. However, he was turned out 24/7 during this time, so he was using his muscles. If it had been my other horse, I would also have waited. But I know this horse well, and he was ready. Over the last few years (because of college) he gets ridden maybe once every couple of months--and he's ready to go every time, including jumper classes, etc. He's just that way--and he's never been injured/sore because of it.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
yeah if he hadn't jumped for a few months, you probably shouldn't have started with 2'6" on the first day...after not jumping for awhile, they lose tendon strength and all, maybe that tripped him up a bit. Good job not getting hurt though :)
mewjet18 3 years ago
If you read the description, we didn't start with 2'6. I jumped him over some little stuff - up to 18" - before that. He was perfectly fine. He'd been ridden for a few weeks before that, so he was fit. And 2'6 is not a large jump for him. He just stepped on his boot.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
omg...
i hope you and your horse are okay..
YvonneMS 3 years ago
omg .. that looked awful :S .... i so glad you were ok and the horse too
xsuperlaurax 3 years ago
i hate watching horses fall!
usernameabbie 3 years ago
great jumping apart from the fall.. =( lovely horse though
beauiful94 3 years ago
its good that yur okaiii
but thats rather scaryyy
and yeeah i agree
before that yu 2 were jumping brilliantly
GOEATWRMS 3 years ago
WTF
how did that happen?
woah
i hope everyones okaii though
tht must have been terrifyingg
GOEATWRMS 3 years ago
I think he stepped on the back of his bell boot with his hind foot, so when he tried to take off, he couldn't lift his front foot, resulting in a flip. Because he definitely tried to take off...it just didn't quite work out. And we're both okay--but yes, it was terrifying ;).
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
aww lol that is scary... glad that u were ok!!! ur ride b4 that was amazing!!
EqRider121 3 years ago
OMG are they ok?
EqRider121 3 years ago
Yes, both myself and the horse were completely fine and got back up immediately.
jumpthemoon15 3 years ago
omg...
KyaSunrise 3 years ago
ooh owch
speightsgurl13 3 years ago
omg! that looks horrible! glad your ok! its not fun having both you and the horse fall, then you dont know who to wory about! XD! but seriously glad you guys are ok, it was a nasty fall!
wooohooo101 3 years ago
:O
OMGeee thats a horrible fall.
Glad your okay.
BethBabesxx 3 years ago
I am so happy both of you are alive! That was one horrible fall!
horsepassiongirl 3 years ago
OMG THANK GOD UR OK THEN!!!
1HorseLover1 3 years ago
omg! that must have been scary! good thing you both are ok!
Kahmira102 4 years ago
oh my god! poor you and horse!!!
queensofia123 4 years ago
oh my god hope you are ok that looks scary
AdamLvzLara 4 years ago 2
Wow I'm glad you guys were OK, it looked like he broke his neck!
horsey5432 4 years ago
id u get hurt??
myhorsestromy 4 years ago
No, both the horse and I were completely fine.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
omg is the horse okayy?
catherineSL 4 years ago
Yes, he was (and still is--that was almost 4 years ago) perfectly fine.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
thats quite some fall. I'm impressed your both alright! Really pretty horse!
brodycody 4 years ago
glad yer ok he looks great
shelleysuewho 4 years ago
That was very cool. You remind me a bit of me in the way that you're laughing about it now. :) Good thing you aren't hurt! And good thing your gorgeous paint isn't hurt either! :)
Eliteequine 4 years ago
It's good that you're both okay. :]
SillySnot07 4 years ago
Whoa! That was some fall! Good thing you and the horse are fine. Nice horse by the way.
CR2 4 years ago
Why are you recording off the T.V / computer??
Hahaha that was was priceless
oakstorm 4 years ago
My mom recorded it with a video camera when it happened (May 2004) but by the time I got around to putting it on youtube (after I was at school with high speed internet) it was broken and the only way I could figure out how to do it was play it on the TV and record it with my digital camera.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
When he started falling I was seriously screaming "OH GOD! OH GOD! OH GOD!" the whole time lol is he ok now?
BluestarComeBack 4 years ago
Haha, so was my mother :). And yes, he was completely fine immediately. He hasn't done it again (that was almost 4 years ago) and has no issues with jumping.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
ah that sucks.!
glad ur both okay,
same happened to my friend with bell boots, she either takes them off now or put on jumping ones.
halfpass92 4 years ago
Good thing your both ok... OMG, I jumped when I saw your fall!
ilovvamylou 4 years ago
oh my god i hope you were okay!!
you looked great before that.
i did that once. like literally the whole thing. if i can find the vid, i'll post it as a reply.
my horse was okay and i hope yours was =/
hes a cutie =D
lisfaforlife 4 years ago
Thank you! Yes, he got up and was perfectly fine afterwards.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
oh great. hes so cute and i'm glad youre both okay =D
lisfaforlife 4 years ago
Ouch! Hope you're ok!
And by the way, you're a really good rider! Lol.
Shonerr 4 years ago
yowch! ya that did look pretty bad...I'm glad you guys are okay!
ringrang21 4 years ago
Ohh that was scary. Did he fall on you?
xxSpyxx165 4 years ago
yes!
Horsesrmalife 4 years ago
He didn't land on top of me. Fortunately, he fell the opposite way from me.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
Ouch!!! That is a very nasty fall for the both of you, was he ok afterwards?? Get an equine physio out to see him, my boy had the same problem and was helped a lot with the physio. He will jump bigger fences better as he will be using his back end more and looking UP rather than down at his feet. Lots of hacking and gridwork ;)
martynowak 4 years ago
Yeah, he was perfectly fine. That was over 3 1/2 years ago; he hasn't done it since (and had never done it before). He's improved a lot over the last couple of years and uses his hind end a lot more (not just jumping, but flatwork as well). He now shows up to the Lvl. 1 (3'0) jumpers and has jumped 3'6 and rarely pulls rails.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
my horse did this when i tried him out - he just caught his foot in the sand in front of the jump and fell on his face! for some reason i decided to buy him...
Zobody17 4 years ago
hopefully it was just a one time thing and it won't happen again--they all have their clumsy moments. this was the only time my horse has done it since he was started over fences about 7 years ago.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
yeah, mine's an IDxTB so he's kinda heavy and on his forehand so he trips quite a lot! but he's improving a lot - just needs lots of schooling when i'd rather be jumping lol! They rarely fall this badly - just clumsiness! silly ponios! glad he was ok :)
Zobody17 4 years ago
He sounds like a nice cross though! My horse used to be heavy on the forehand really badly as well...doing lots and LOTS of transitions over and over (like walk-canter-walk-trot-stop-canter-trot-canter-walk-etc. with just a few strides in between) helped tons. Gymnastics work should lighten him up over fences as well! Good luck!
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
thanks for the tips :) i'll try doing more transitions and try some grids too - he's gonna hate me for all this hard work! he's an amazing jumper - clears 1.20 easily - but he falls over the 2ft ones! thanks again xxx
Zobody17 4 years ago
falling with the horse makes u pray; what kind of fence is that
Karletto555 4 years ago
It's a coop (a solid triangular shaped fence) with a regular jump pole over it.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
that was scary im like omg..then i read the thingy..=]]
hipersonhello 4 years ago
thats exactly what happened to me today, riding a racehorse though, he's fine - just he seemed confused as to how he ended up in the dirt and why was i on the floor?? haha
i got thrown a fair way tho - its painful!
InLikeFlynno 4 years ago
Glad you guys are okay...why are you jumping so soon after just getting out of an injury - he should build up those muscles again :)
cloedoll 4 years ago
It wasn't the first time he had been ridden again after being off, just the first time he'd been jumped. We had been building back up doing flatwork and stuff--I didn't just decide to jump him after several months of doing nothing. He was also turned out the whole time, so he wasn't stiff and out of shape from being stalled, which helped. And as you can see we started with easy, tiny little jumps and he was fine. He was ready to go back.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
omgomgomg all i could say was omg at the end.........omg......it looked as if he dould of broken his neck! omg
choirangelz 4 years ago
wow..did he fall on top of you at all?
gracielajo08 4 years ago
Nope, he landed on his head and flipped one way; I fell over his shoulder and fortunately landed on the opposite side from where he rolled.
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
that looked terrible bad! it looks like that horse could have broken his neck and you could have been squashed under your horse! good that both of you were okay!
MmandSs 4 years ago
omg!! that looked well bad!!!!!! but im glad you were ok bcos that was a nasty fall!
xizziiex 4 years ago
ohh I'm glad u r both ok, that one looked scary! u guys looked really good together before that though!!
-Maddy Bodden
maddy5137 4 years ago
WOW! Thank goodness you ok! That looked really bad
creaturelover 4 years ago
Can I use this in my falling off horses video?
fallingoffhorses 4 years ago
sure
jumpthemoon15 4 years ago
ooo wow!!! glad you were ok!!! but he is a vary pretty horse and jumper!
jumpergirls 4 years ago
omg hope ur both ok that look BAD!!! xxxxx
Mot555 4 years ago