Share your worst fall stories!!?

Question

It happened Thursday(of last week)

Me and the horse I lease(Rio) were jumping crossrails(how exciting lol)! We came up to a crossrail, I asked Rio when to leave the ground, and he was perfect. Then on the landing, Rio tripped and did a summersalt/flip over the crossrail. Luckily Rio landed closer to the jump and I landed 5 or 6 feet away from him. He got up and trotted away(from the realization of what just happened) I just sat there trying to catch my breath. My trainer went and helped me and Rio came back. After we were sure I was okay, and Rio was okay, I got back on and we jumped over a couple more crossrails to make sure he was sound. It was never actually scary for me, but that kind of thing usually doesn't happen. We were both okay so I guess it wasn't that bad but my trainer said that if I had seen it, I would have had a stroke. lol

Answer 1

Once, I was riding my favorite horse. We were cantering and having a great canter!!!! Then disaster strikes. She accidently tripped and stumbled. There was no way for me to stay on and I fell. She tripped over me and fell on top of me!!! When I opened my eyes, she was looking down at me. Her legs were interlocked with my legs so I couldn't get out from under her. Some how, she had to roll on top of me to get off. When she did, she stepped on me right above my ankle! I was lucky she didn't move until my instructor came and helped her off me. We were both ok! I was surprised! The saddle was ruined, I had a horse shoe mark on my leg, and the horse is now retired from riding. It's very scary having a 1,000 pound animal on top of you.

Answer 2

I was riding my favorite green horse when we decided to try some bareback work after the normal under saddle work. He was being the perfect gentleman, collecting and extending and being right on que. When I asked for the canter you would have thought he was a bucking bronco at the rodeo, somehow I managed to stay on for 2/3 bucks but fells hard on my side and bruised some ribs. Not a very bad fall, but it sure took me by surprise.

Answer 3

I was in a parade it was for the opening of of the fair. The parade took place on a race trace and there were fire truck and like 200 people in the grands stands. My dad was leading g me because my horse was spooking some so we go right in front of the grands stand and they said what club we were and than our adviser said OK you guy can go run the trace because we were the last people. I said to my dad i do not what to run because if she go she will not stop. My dad on accident let go bees some body was calling his name and my horse took off with me on her because she saw all the other horse. OK so she did not have a great bit on and i could not stop her.  let me ad EVERY ONE in the stand are like OMG. SO she is like all most running though poles and now she is in the grass. So i could not get her to stop so i jump  off but my foot go stuck for like 2 secant when falling. OK so the emergency truck came to see if i was OK and i was nothing broken or any thing i was lucky. some one got  my horse and yes i did get back on. that day every one new they were like did you see that girl and her pony. ya i got lucky.

This all was done by my fast haflinger.

Answer 4

i was riding this shetland pony when i wasabout 12 or 13 years of age...her name was ginger and she was in heat. to get back to the stables i had to go around a area that was "controled" by two differant studs. well as im walking around a stallion comes trotting up and she raises her tail to him and he gets all excited! he broke through the fencing and his friend followed him, they her galloping right by me and nipping at her, one tried to mount her. she started to buck and kick at them, and she was succsesful in getting me off, i flew head first into a tree an landed on a rock.

a few days later we found out she was pregnant!

Answer 5

Mine was durring a lesson. I was on this very cranky mare named Luna (we called her Luna the Lunatic). It must've been my sixth week riding her and I had gotten to the point where I could understand her and work with her very well-compromise with her, if you will.

Anyways, my lesson groups were always about 8-10 kids-fairly large if you ask me. It was the beginning of the lesson and we were doing sitting-trot serpentines, when someone's horse spooked. They came flying next to me and luna, the horse was bucking and kicking and throwing a royal fit. Luna, being the cranky mare she was, got thoroughly upset at the fact that this horse was so close to her that she herself decided to throw a fit-so up went the front end, and came down with force in order to make her hind end go up like a tidal wave, she kicked out, smashed the mirror on the wall next to us, which then spooked her some more-so she ran me into the wall, and I was completely bounced off of her.

Everyone was fine, and the mirror in that arena, at Valley Riding in the Cleveland Metroparks, is stil duct taped together to this day from her =]

haha. That's my worst fall so far. I've been fairly lucky with my falls-no injurys or anything, maybe a few knocking-the-wind-out-of-me falls, but nothing bad.

Answer 6

woahh, that's pretty scary. pretty talented horse. =]

glad you're okayy.

i've never even ridden a horse!

Answer 7

It happened last year sometime, I was on a frisky 3 yr old ottb filly.  The owner was afraid to get on but we were going on trail ride and the owner really wanted to ride my horse instead, so I hopped on this filly, and it went ok once I got on, we were jogging 20 meter circle waiting for some of the other riders to get ready, a fw horses got lose, and whe nthey were put back in the field she got upset and reared, I stayed on then she went striaght back up we flipped over backwards, I got my feet outta the stirrups as she got up and took off, my dad had just gotton on his horse and they bolted after her, they got her back, took my saddle off her and put it on this belgian who was actually the horse I learned to ride on.

I never got ice for my leg,  I just got on another horse and went on the ride.

Answer 8

Ive had several silly little mishaps. None of them actually serious-

1.) I was riding Yahtzee, a little flea-bitten gray mare. She had a lot of attitude, she was like the queen of the stable. She hated being near all the guy horses, and would snap at them if they got too close. I was riding her bareback one day, and behind me was Sunny, a big chestnut gelding. He got a bit too close, and Yahtzee suddenly swung around to snap at him, and i lost my balance. I didnt fall off or anything, but i was practically on the side of the horse, slowly sliding off >.< The instructors didnt really help. They stood there laughing because i was on the side of the horse, slowly reaching the ground...Completely calm....The girl on Sunny was crying b/c she thought she hurt me...lol

2.) I was riding a pony that came to the stable not to long ago, he was still green (in training). Our outdoor arena was lined with strings that had plastic flags hanging from them. The pony decided that he wanted to go under the flags to get out of the arena. Leaving me on the inside of the flags while he was on the outside. Very silly experience

3.) Recently, I went trail riding with my buddies. One of them was riding a small welsh pony named Pagosa. Obviously, if the pony was small, the rider was small. We decided to switch horses. I struggled to get my foot all the way up to get into the stirrup, and i managed to get on. The girth wasnt that tight, so the saddle was to the side of Pagosa's back. Since the stirrups were too short for me, i was stirrupless, and leaning to the other side to get the saddle straightened out. I fell off onto the other side, right onto my butt :)

I dont know if those stories make much sense, because they were sort of a "you had to be there" thing

Answer 9

Well, to name a few:

My horse fell over (lost his back end) in the jump-off of a show jumping competition and we both hit the deck! Luckily both ok!

A young horse I was riding shied into a muddy patch out on a hack, fell over and dragged me as my foot was still in the stirrup. Again, both ok!

I was backing a 4 year old 17hh TBx (who, unbeknown to me, had had 15 minutes knocked off his pre-ridden weighted long reining by the muppet in charge of the groundwork because "he was good yesterday") and when I got on and asked him to walk (we had done this for a few days now) he exploded, I say 5 or 6 broncs with no stirrups etc. and then he paused, I went to dismount (as it was clear something was wrong with this usualy placid horse) when he bronced again, throwing me onto his quarters, down his hind legs and kicking me 4 yards into a gatepost....It hurt rather a lot, and I fractured a bone in my leg. Not realising this, I got back on and finished the session!

I was on a TB who used to run blind at jumps, one time he slammed on the brakes at the last minute and I went over his head, landing on the back of my neck with a rather sickening crunch. By the time I was on my feet (a few seconds) about 3 people had phones out ready to call an ambulance, convinced I'd broken my neck! Severe whiplash but I was back riding 2 days later (albeit stiffly).

Showjumping a young horse when he spooked (at a leaf or something equally scary to a 15hh!) and I went out the side door, rather unfortunately hitting the sideboards and knocking myself out!

In short....there's a pattern here! I used to back and school young horses, as well as reschool "problem" horses. I would have half a dozen or so per day and hence had one or two falls!!!! Nothing too serious - touch wood!

ADD: Forgot to mention the time I went through a wingstand head first because my girth snapped!!!!!!

Answer 10

Well this happened last fall at a open horse show. I decided to show in trail english because in my area its legal and also my friend and I both show in english pleasure and its hard having 2 people rush to get tack up and changed english so I decided to change first. Anyway, the judge wasn't too fond of me. Anyway in the pattern after I crossed the logs I had to pick up the left lead and canter to the bridge. I decided to show the judge how skilled my horse and I were, I decided to canter a very tight and small circle. Well about half way through I noticed that my saddle was slipping. Before I forgot my show english girth so I used this cheap nylon that wouldn't tighten if its life depended on it. Anyway, I realized that my saddlw was lose. I stood in the saddle trying to counteract what was happening but it was too late. I started to fall, all I remember was saying something umm bad outloud.

From what people told me, the horse reared trying to keep me in the saddle, and lean over too. People said that they thought he was going to fall over trying to catch me. Anyway, my right hip slammed against the wall and then I landed on my right hip on the ground. My horse came over to see if I was ok because he knew that I was hurt. A guy came over trying to help me, but my horse tried to bite him, he wouldn't move until my best friend and my mother came over to me. I came too, and I was in a load of pain. They called the ambulance. It was funny the first responder was really cocky and he came and asked if I was wearing a helment when it was still on my head. A woman started cussing at him saying that if he used his (insert words here) eyes. Anyway I started to go into shock so the ambulance rushed me to  the hospital. It was kinda funny at the hospital they asked me on a scale of 1 to 10 how much pain I was in 10 being the worst. I said 11 and the nurse got all smart with me saything that wasn't a option. I ripped her up one side and down the other. After getting morphine I was in a good mood.

My hip was so brused internally that they couldn't tell if it was broken or not. But they determined that it was wasn't. I came out of the wreck with, a sprained knee, very badly brused hip and a sore back. I was on crutches for 3 weeks. My trainer had to ban me from the barn and had to hide my tack from me to prevent me from riding. I'm still sore from that wreck.

Answer 11

at the barn i ride at, there is a grassy area next to the outdoor ring. a jump is built into the fence of the outdoor ring, which we were going to jump. we were warming up, trotting around in the field when a pony spooked and came right at me and the horse i was riding, named grey. grey freaked out and bolted. i was holding on for dear life and couldn't get him to stop. then he just stopped suddenly and shook to the right, and i went to the left. i fell off landed on my butt and jammed my arm. i went to the emergency room and came out with a cast because my arm was broken. :( i couldn't ride for 3 months..... and couldn't get back on. grey was okay though. :)

Answer 12

oh I have a couple.....

I was out trail riding my older  horse behind some paddocks with my friend in the winter. My horse slipped on a patch of ice and went sliding down the hill, on my leg. I panicked and twisted my way out from under her. She received some injuries to her legs, but is now, two years down the road, 100% sound. I twisted the bone in my leg, and hurt my hip but other than that was fine.

I was cantering my other horse in a round pen when it was raining. She had done ok to the left, but she really wasen't picking up her shoulder as well as I wanted her to, so I asked her to canter to the left again. She got a bit mad and started rushing, so I kept her cantering trying to re-collect her and end on a good note. Then she swapped her hind lead twice, and when trying to switch it again but lost her footing and fell on me. She was fine, but I had a twisted ankle,some slight damage to my tendon (not bad, just strained it a bit), wenched my knee, and put my hip out pretty badly.

ok now for the non getting fallen on falls....

I was riding this pony who i knew bucked, as I had leased him when i was 9-10. I was trying to have my parents buy him. I asked him to canter a bit faster in the feild, he bucked, I puled back. then the rein SNAPPED, he bucked again, the rein hit me in the face, then I kinda fell forward and he let out this huge buck off all four feet. I went straight out of the saddle, landed on my head underneath him. He almost stepped on me, but luckily his hoof only grazed the top of my helmet and my shoulder. I was pretty much fine, I had a light concussion, a red mark across my face, and some bruises, but I got back on and rode the brat back, where my parents said it was a defiant no. funny thing was I would have still said yes for buying him......

Answer 13

My horse refused a jump and I did a flip over his head and landed on my feet. It does sound that exciting or bad but it looked pretty cool :)

Answer 14

I was riding along cantering the horse spooked there was an open stall door (indoor ring) he threw me right into it and I landed on a pitchfork the horse cameover and startedlicking where i was bleeding on my arm!

Answer 15

Mine wasn't that bad, but it was pretty scary.  I was jumping a 4 year old, and it was his first time jumping.  We went over a few x's and he was doing REALLY well.  He wasn't over jumping the jumps or anything.  So...we came around to a jump and he jumped it pretty well (it wasn't his best).  Then, when we got to the end of the ring, I asked him to go right and he wanted to go left.  I asked him to go right, before we passed a cone (the cone was set there so he wouldn't cut the corner, he tends to do that).  As I asked him that, he started going left.  I fell off to the right and my foot was caught in the stirrup.  He freaked out because I was almost underneath him, and he started side passing (I know he didn't want to step on me).  He drug me about 5-7 feet then my foot came lose.  After that I got back on, and we went over a few more jumps.  

Another one was when I was riding my friends horse on a trail ride with 5 other people. All together there were 6 of us.  It had just stopped raining, so it was muddy, but that didn't stop us.  We weren't planning on running on the trail.  Well...at least I wasn't...the horse was thinking differently.  As we were comming up to a REALLY steep hill he wanted to take off.  There were 2 horses in front of me, and 3 behind me.  I thought that that would stop him...I was wrong.  He took off down this hill, and WOULD NOT STOP!!! I couldn't pull his nose around because it was too wet and slippery.  So I had to do the emergency dismount.  But, I had to do it on the opposite side because there was a cliff on the other side.  So, when I was half way off, the horse darts into the woods.  I was almost off when he jumped a log!!!! As he jumped, my left leg got caught around a small tree (my right foot was still in the stirrup).  Because my leg was caught, I was pulled the rest of the way off.  I did a face plant into the ground, and then jumped up as fast as I could.  The horse had stopped, but as soon as he saw me get up, he took off back up the hill to the other horses.  I was stuck walking back up the huge hill.  And my leg was killing me...of course...how couldn't it.  Maybe that's why I have problems with that knee, HAHA!!!

Answer 16

i wuz running  my horse chief around barrels a couple of years ago. we went around the first barrel pretty well and when we were going around the second one he bucked and since i wuz leaning a little forward i flew in front of the horn and wuz laying on his neck. he then reared ( how do u spell that?) and i flew back into the saddle and hit my tail bone on the hard part of the saddle seat. he bucked one more time and i fell off landing on my right thumb right knee and left arm in a really weird position. i broke my thumb, my arm,and bruised my tail bone and did something to my knee were theres all this liquid and if i hit it, it hurts  a lot more then it normally wood. sometimes it also just hurts cuz i screwed up my joints in there too. anyway if that liquid hardens i have to get it surgically removed.

Answer 17

my horse for riding camp (a school horse) fell on his face and well, i fell with him... we both ate sand... poor pinky

EDIT: after that Pinky and i won the gymkhana... haha... i love him

Answer 18

My first: Galloping through the woods and the leather strap holding the (western) girth on broke. The saddle started sliding and I grabbed my ponys neck. He went from an all out gallop to a halt in like 5 steps. And I was still hanging on. The saddle was way back down to trail. (10 years old)

Worst fall: I was on a 3 year old in heat in the woods and a young (recently gelded) horse came up behind her and was sniffing her butt. She let out 6 HUGE bucks and got spooked and took off toward to barn. I lost a stirrup, was on a narrow trail and had only a D-ring snaffel. About a half mile down the trail (over a bridge and through 2 foot gaps in trees) she started slowed down a bit and started bucking again. I flew a couple feet and she kept going (made it to the barn safely). I somehow managed not to hurt my self. The next day and following week were horrible though. I kept seeing the whole thing over and over again. I cried everytime I got on if my (17 year old) Quarter horse went above a walk. Thankfully my mom made be get back on and ride. (11 years old)

Most recent: I was riding another three year old gelding and after a 20 minute trot we were walking around on a loose rein. I was talking with my feet ot of the stirrups completely relaxed. I guess he tripped or hit a root but he went down on his knees and fis face hit the gound. I flew up his neck and when he jumped back off I did like a front flip and landed on my back. The ironic thing was that I had been wearing a back protector with the first horse I had ridden that day but had taken it off right before I got on. (14 years old)

I fall off randomly doing stupid things as well. Trying to get jazz to bow (by sticking a carrot between his front legs) and flipping off when he actually bowed. Trotting bareback backwards with a halter and flipping over his side/shoulder. Galloping (FAST) having only a halter and lead while riding an ex-race horse that doesnt like to stop. I figured he would stop at the end of the trail and it kinda worked. And my favorite: trying to slide down a ponies neck. It seriously seem like a good idea in the 30 seconds before I did it.

Answer 19

i was on a hack on a little 12.2 pony ages ago,

we were galloping up a hill with a few other people when the pont started to buck like there was no tomorrow, i went sideways and the pony when the other way. i landed on the floor, but my foot was caught in the stirrup and i got dragged a little way. i ended up with stones embedded in one arm and up my side

Answer 20

A few months ago I was riding a thoroughbred mare. I had just finished warming up at the walk so I picked up the reins and started trotting. There is this pasture on the property next to my barn where they keep cows sometimes (they rotate through). But, anyway, I guess she was really energetic that day and she heard them and took off at a dead gallop and ripped the reins out of my hands. Then, as if that wasn't enough, she started bucking like holy h*ll, but I couldn't pick up her head because she ripped the reins out of my hands and I was already a little off balance. She probably bucked like 9 times. After a few of them, I was over her shoulder but still hanging onto her mane (which was long because I kept putting off blading it) and my right leg was still over her back. And I thought she was done and just when I was thinking "Hey, I might stay on." she threw a grand finale buck and I hit the right side of my head on the ground and like ricocheted off and I think my legs went way up and then I came down and smacked my left hip on the ground and I got a huge bruise on my butt and tiny scratches all over my back from the sand. I was sooooo sore but I had to get back on because it was bratty for her to keep bucking (she is a very well trained horse). It was the most awkward feeling ever because when I posted I felt all jerky so after I trotted around a little I got off and hobbled back to the barn.