So poor I can't even pay attention

Piquant_2

the_cake wrote: »

Love and merry times to Piq and all the Piquistadores .....
xxx the cake xxx

:rotfl::rotfl:Sounds like something you might attempt to say when you've had one glass too many...

Piquant_2

Today I am stiff and walking a little oddly...

Yesterday was the Boxing Day hunt. I don't hunt, I never have, however, one member of my family would love to hunt.... and yesterday, at the grand old age of 27 he took his opportunity.

As the hunt went past the yard the Captain, who had heard them long before we could see them, burst from his stable, jumped the fence and joined in :eek: There they all were in their hunting finery, horses plaited and gleaming and a long haired piebald git prancing around like a Spanish riding horse.

He followed them for about a quarter of mile down the field with several of us in hot pursuit. The hunt came to a halt to let me get hold of him. [Strictly speaking,they should not have come into the fields without warning us]

Unfortunately, the Captain was having none of me trying to lead him away on a lead rope in front of all his magnificent new friends. He very over-excited! The only thing to do was to get on and ride him back to the yard bare-backed :eek: Not an easy thing to do with a very excited bouncy horse...Trying to turn him away from the hunt was a test of horsemanship :eek: There was one point where he was cantering on the spot in excitement, all I could think was 'don't go up, because I'm off if you do' I had copious amounts of mane in one hand

I have lived to tell the tale, but my leg muscles ache something chronic :rotfl: I haven't ridden bare-backed with only a head collar in quite a while. Probably since I was a teenager, in fact!

dawnybabes

Dd no one video you - you could have got £250 from you've been framed !

fallenwiccan

Eek! Naughty Captain.

I thought of you on Christmas Day when my parents announced to us that they're going to Australia for three months in Feb! My Uncle is moving to another part of the country so they're going to keep an eye on my Aunt as she'll have a house and 2 dogs to look after plus two grown up children who are more trouble than not. I think it's sweet what they're doing but I'll miss them lots, it was announced in a "we'll need you both to come check on the house by the way" manner.

missrlr

:rotfl: ( repeat 100)

(gasp for breath)

Captain, you are priceless.

Sorry to hear your legs didn't survive the bare back devil riding unscathed ..... By gum you had your work cut out with that one, :eek: well done you for surviving that! :beer:

lucielle

Well at least the Captain achieved one of his ambitions! LOL, well done you for having velcro pants!
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the_cake

Piquant wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:Sounds like something you might attempt to say when you've had one glass too many...

Who, me?!:beer:

LAM2011

love it! the captain free schooling with the hunt :rotfl:

brave of you to ride bareback but I agree sometimes you have more control on top than on the ground.

hope you are ok x

taxi73

I so love Captain...he's such a little devil...glad you managed to get him back to the stable without too much damage.
Hope your muscles heal quickly

NewLeaf_2

oh dear that is magnificent! He is just full of excitement for a horse of his age. xx