Can I ever NOT get hurt at a horse show?

My friend's horse "Murray"

                 I am beginning to believe that I cannot do anything horse related without getting hurt in some fashion! Let’s break it down for today, so I decided to go to an open show and do Showmanship today. Although I gave it a half effort getting Harley ready yesterday I was still prepared to go show. I should have known things weren’t going to go well when I went to hook up the trailer and had issues with it. Got it figured out quickly good thing there was a cinder block handy. Other than being a little later than I wanted to get on the road things were going alright. So we wrap up Harley and my friend took her gelding with for his first show experience! I go to put Harley in the trailer and Harley is well Harley and he must “jump” into the trailer. There is no stepping one foot at a time into it for this guy, he must hesitate for a second then JUMP. Well he is used to going in a different slot in the trailer and he short shot his Jump and then stumbled and landed right on my foot. PERFECT! And of course it’s my right foot, because everything must happen to my right side. (My right side being the side that my back/hip has all the issues) So we get all loaded up and on the road we go. 

                We get to the show about a half hour later than what I would have liked to. So we just go and lunge the horses in the arena for about 5 minutes and they kick us out. At this point my foot is killing me and I decided Showmanship is just not in the cards for the day. And to add to it there was a lot of trotting in the pattern and it was a bit hot and I was already sweating and figured I didn’t need to get heat stroke again. So back to the trailer Harley goes for his day to hang out at the horse show. Which for his ADD self is good for him to look around anyways. And he was good moral support for my friends gelding for his first time at a show. So it was no biggie that I didn’t show, I like the social aspect anyways. 

                While at the show it’s always fun to see old friends and watch them show. And fun to be a bit of the “peanut gallery” while watching. What can I say… I can’t help it. Got to see my friend Laura and her new baby (who is just adorable) and some of her family. Horse shows are just so much fun! And while I joke with others that I am not showing and just watching, I ensure that I will be at the show next weekend and we will be showing. And who knows, maybe my back will be ok and we will be riding. But I am not going to press my luck, better just focus on the Showmanship. 

                Well it is Sunday night time for Real Housewives of New Jersey and some Kardashian’s… gotta love the guilty pleasures! 

                Till next time…. M