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Do you want to get taken for a ride? LOL!!! (Original Post) True Dough 16 hrs ago OP
Pulling the reins back is not the secret. Gently pull one side of the rein so that the horse ends up going in in2herbs 16 hrs ago #1
I'm far from a horse expert, True Dough 16 hrs ago #2
Anyway, True Dough 16 hrs ago #3
I'm belly laughing!!! 1WorldHope 15 hrs ago #4
I have the same issue with my Purosangue Niagara 15 hrs ago #5
I am familiar with Ferrari True Dough 10 hrs ago #12
I have the poor man's version of the Ferrari Purosangue Niagara 10 hrs ago #13
I didn't realize it but Niagara 10 hrs ago #14
I feel like True Dough 7 hrs ago #16
It's manely a matter of being stable Niagara 6 hrs ago #18
Stable?!? True Dough 6 hrs ago #19
Sometimes I'm terrible at puns Niagara 6 hrs ago #20
"Damn you're fat bitch" WTF?! TexasBushwhacker 15 hrs ago #6
I never talk that way. True Dough 13 hrs ago #9
That could be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Biophilic 14 hrs ago #7
I've got a ticket to ride... milestogo 14 hrs ago #8
Went out to Arizona in my 20's and went horseback riding for the first time..got thrown and landed on my back. Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #10
Ouch! Similar thing happened to my sister True Dough 10 hrs ago #11
Hilarious! snot 8 hrs ago #15
And I think that's fair True Dough 7 hrs ago #17

in2herbs

(4,644 posts)
1. Pulling the reins back is not the secret. Gently pull one side of the rein so that the horse ends up going in
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:05 AM
16 hrs ago

circles. All in all she did pretty good for a first time rider because she did not fall off. The area was too large for someone who does not know how to ride/control a horse.

True Dough

(27,608 posts)
2. I'm far from a horse expert,
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:09 AM
16 hrs ago

but a few people stated in the comments that it's common for novice riders to want to wrap their legs around the horse to feel more secure, but in that process they could be unknowingly signaling to the horse to run when their feet make contact with the horse's body.

True Dough

(27,608 posts)
12. I am familiar with Ferrari
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:23 PM
10 hrs ago

but not their specific models. I had to look that up to figure out what it was.

Nice car. Not going to stand out like a Mazda, but not too shabby!

Niagara

(12,387 posts)
13. I have the poor man's version of the Ferrari Purosangue
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:41 PM
10 hrs ago

It's the same exact body style.


But there's also the Italian rare horse breed, which is also a racing breed: horsebreedspictures.com/purosangue-orientale.asp


I have issues controlling the speed of both Purosangues. lol


Whoa, Nelly is a name I have picked out if I ever get a horse.

Niagara

(12,387 posts)
18. It's manely a matter of being stable
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:24 PM
6 hrs ago

with a massive amount of giddyup and holding on to your horses!

Niagara

(12,387 posts)
20. Sometimes I'm terrible at puns
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:50 PM
6 hrs ago

I just went with all the horse puns that I could think of, True.

True Dough

(27,608 posts)
9. I never talk that way.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:52 PM
13 hrs ago

I looked past it with this video because these two people clearly know each other and I'm not judging how they choose to "joke" around. There didn't seem to be any offense taken.

Biophilic

(6,760 posts)
7. That could be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 12:25 PM
14 hrs ago

Seriously what was that about and what was with the cameramen (plural)? That poor horse. Stupid people.

Deuxcents

(28,112 posts)
10. Went out to Arizona in my 20's and went horseback riding for the first time..got thrown and landed on my back.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 03:21 PM
11 hrs ago

They came over and insisted I get back on just like when I fell off a bicycle as a kid..get back on! That was 50 some years ago and I’ve never ridden a horse since. Love em but..nope

True Dough

(27,608 posts)
11. Ouch! Similar thing happened to my sister
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:22 PM
10 hrs ago

We took her horseback riding along with her daughter. We all mounted and then it was her turn. There was a step stool to help throw her leg over but her jeans (she hadn't packed sweat pants or anything like them) were a bit tight and she clipped the top of the horse's back. He shifted forward and she lost her balance. She actually bounced her back off the step stool and then hit the ground.

I was mortified until I found out she was okay. We still laugh about it once in a while, but she is highly unlikely to ever get back on that "bicycle" ever again.

snot

(11,912 posts)
15. Hilarious!
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:09 PM
8 hrs ago

She was a very good sport and did hang on well.
Poor judgment on the part of the teacher.

True Dough

(27,608 posts)
17. And I think that's fair
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:56 PM
7 hrs ago

There were some precautions not taken and the communication and preparation surely could have been better.

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