I have a blister on my foot, can I still ride right?

Question

I ride English and I have a lesson tomorrow. And I have a blister on my heel! It's not too bad. It doesn't hurt and it hasn't hurt all day (even when I was walking around in shoes that I haven't worn for a while).

Would I still be able to ride correctly? I use riding boots... Not random shoes.

Answer 1

My brother in law rode at the National Horse Show at Madison Sq. Garden with a broken ankle!  I'm sure you can take your lesson.  Just put a bandage over the blister and be sure your sock stays smooth in that area.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

If your horse leans to the left, you'll have your answer!  It all depends on your personal pain threshold!  Put sone extra strength ambesol (or other tooth numbing gel) on a gauze pad over the blistered area & tape it up, then wrap it with a bit of vetwrap & put your socks on over it...or some people prefer the gauze & take, then the sock, & then the vet wrap...it's up to you.  Good luck.  Why vet wrap?  because it's not as thick as a regular ace bandage under your boot, causing less pressure when the boot is put on over the wrap.

Answer 3

if it doesn't hurt, or impede your walking, i don't think it would be a biggie. I mean, if it hurt you, rubbed wrong when you put pressure on it, or you were limping, i'd say no, but you sound fine to me

Answer 4

I sprained my ankle about 2 hours before my class at a horse show and still rode.  Then I still rode in lessons for the months after that while my ankle was healing.

Maybe you'd have a problem if your blister was on the ball of your foot where your stirrup goes, but as it's on your heel and you won't be standing on your heel or anything like that, you shouldn't have any problem at all.

If it starts to bother you while you're riding, have someone pull your boot down a little bit so that your foot isn't rubbing against the bottom of the boot.

I usually feel better on a horse... whenever I have any problem from my ankle to a headache to an upset stomach, while I'm on the horse I feel much better than I do when I'm on the ground.

Answer 5

Sure if it don't hurt. I had surgery on my ankle a few years ago and I was on crutches for 3 months. I was runnin barrels and poles without that stirrup before I could walk. SO its your choice.