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Crazy Horse Story 2 - Horse Runs Off With Little Girl & Mr. T Follows
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2017
- #thinklikeahorse #ItIsNeverTheHorsesFault This is a story where a combination of things went wrong and could have ended with the death of a little girl. However it ended with a screaming knowitall horse woman that has been riding horses her entire life, who accepted NO responsibility for what happened and blamed everyone including the horse.
Best and first lesson I ever learned, "If you get hurt by a horse, it's always your fault"
Great story telling! My heart was racing during your whole account of it.
I was a trail guide for 20+ years. I learned a thing or two. The most important thing was....when a person said they were an expert (no such thing,nobody is one, because you are always learning), red flags go up.
I always put those kind of people on the laziest, stubborn horse we had. One that didnt care how much you kicked him, he wouldnt go any faster than he wanted to. Lol it was funny watching the "experts" try to make these horses run, cuz they just werent gona go any faster than a walk😂
More crazy horse stories with coffee, please!
"SHUT UP YOU BIG DUMMIES" cracks me up every time
Never make a big deal out of a kids injury, fall, etc or they'll make a big deal out of it! If you remain calm they will too.
When I was in high school, oh so many years ago, I worked weekends at a local riding stable in New Mexico. A lady would come out, and ride with her little daughter. This kid really wasn't interested, but her mom was just sure the child would someday take the show jumping world by storm. We always mounted the little girl on our easiest gelding. Well, wouldn't you know it, by the end of summer the mom purchased a hot Arab for the kid. I heard from my boss that on one of the first rides the little girl had on her Arab, they were crossing a rocky field at a walk, the child somehow fell off, hit that rocky ground and died instantly. And she was wearing a helmet. That whole incident hurt me so bad that I could never mount up another inexperienced rider, which meant I lost my job. Fortunately I got another job, at a training facility where I fed, washed, groomed, tacked up, cooled out, and cleaned stalls. I worked with horses not so much with people.
Oh no... how sad! Why oh why would someone put their inexperienced kid on a hot- blooded horse like Arab, Thoroughbred, etc? Or an untrained one, for that matter. God that's so sad!
This came up on my feed again..
Tanner you were an amazing horse.
I will be forever thankful for you Rick and Buddy becoming part of my life in NY from Texas.
You untrained me from sadistic trainers here who taught me to ride with pain bits and I'm forever Greatful.
May your videos do the same for countless others.
❤🐎🐎❤
Horsey People learn from these videos as I did.
There is no horse that should ever be ridden with savage archaic pain compliance. Every expensive Long Island NY trainer was wrong! Rick taught me a far better way and I have referred so many to these videos. They all now ride bitless and have happier horses. You can do the same!!
Wow, your stories are so intense! I could listen to crazy *anything* stories from you for hours! Wow Tanner was truly a *remarkable* horse! Also, as a mom myself, I know its scary but I already know I wouldn't of reacted that if that was my daughter and I saw that she was alright! Rick is right, you gotta put your emotions to the side!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have learned when people are offended, it's because you have hit the truth
I was a ridder at a sale barn for a few year's. I can't tell you how many women came in to look at horses and when asked there riding level would say they could ride anything. They had so much experience! That said the first horse we put them on was super quiet! 95% of these women couldn't ride at all. And yes they were all women. Hands up in the air, terrible seat, heals up the whole 9 yards. Putting them on a quiet horse first saved us a bunch of accidents. Accidents happen with horses its just part of it. I will never understand all these experieneced riders who have zero experience. They put themselves at risk being ignorant.
Hi Rick, thanks for passing on your experiences. It's been years since I been on a horse. Raised on a farm, used to ride a lot as a kid. When I get a chance to ride again I hope it's with someone like you, cuz I'm rusty and never did know it all, and if there is one thing I have learned through the years, is there's always more to learn. "Barn witches, lol! Love that!
Im a horse owner, but god damn do I hate ''horse- people''
Personally, I find how you act when you tell a story to be rather entertaining. XD
Thanks for telling this story, Rick. I love how you reacted to that little girl, cheering her up and all. It's a shame how stupid people can be.
Mom, who had been riding since she was 3 probably thought the pony rides at the fair counted toward her expertise.
When you're working with horses your opinion on women is bound to change. I totally get it. Not all horse women are crazy but most of them are. That's the reason why I prefer to be alone with my horse when I'm at the barn. I constantly bite my tongue because I won't give advise anymore...even if I'm asked because in the end nobody listens anyways.
note to self, remember: you can't be pc in a dangerous situation.....another valuable life lesson from Rick...thanks again....ciao!
Keep doing what you are doing, this world needs men like you. Thank you
You’re the most sensible horse person I’ve ever heard!! I just found you on the Internet and can’t stop listening to your stories and advice. Thank you thank you thank you.
" . . . helmets, bubble-wrap, and a neck brace . . . " Now that's funny.
This was better than a movie, and speaking as a woman, and a parent, you were right on in everything you said.
for me working on the ambulance crew what you said about parents so true. And yes there are a lot of women who react and do thing stupid. I know I have done stupid thing.
The scariest moments with horses have always been when they involved children. When I was about 9 I attended a small riding school at the bottom of the village, and I remember immediately noticing one day that something was wrong with the ponies. The teachers were all busy talking to parents and not paying attention as us kids were all saddling up for the lesson, so somehow I was the only person who noticed that one of the ponies (Tanner) was extremely agitated; his assigned child was about to mount at that point and I just instinctively pulled her away moments before Tanner started properly freaking out. I still don't know what the problem was but it scared me to think of what would've happened if I hadn't acted.
Anyway, congrats on 100k Rick! You absolutely deserve it :D
Lol, I almost was involved a trail riding incident. One of the few opportunities I got to ride was at a weekend youth camp. I was a leader and was one of the few leaders that signed up for a ride. When asked what my experience was I honestly said that I only knew the basics but knew enough to stay seated even in an unexpected situation. So they gave me one of the horses that preferred to trot rather than walk if given half the chance. They also put me at the very back to keep any stragglers from getting to far behind. To give him credit, the gelding I was riding only tried to up the pace once before getting the point that I was onto him and wasn't going to let him get away with it. Contrary to what one of the horse girls had said at the stable (keep a very firm grip on his bit to hold him back) I gave him his head and was leading him with the reins and my legs, not putting any pressure on the bit if I could possibly help it. The next in line in front of me is one of the girls from my group who was very small and had been given the smallest horse/pony really. The ride went really well actually until we started approaching the stable, some boys were playing soccer in a nearby field and one kicked the ball wild. The ball landed right between the pony in front of me and the next horse up in line. Needless to say the horse in front bolted but was caught by the mid lead rider and the pony did some very dainty spins but mostly kept calm. My horse jumped a bit and backed a few steps but didn't bolt though I thought for a second he would. Once he calmed down I had him move up a bit to try and stop the pony from spinning and get her back on track. Fortunately that was all it took for the pony to return to the line. It all only took maybe a minute before we were continuing to the stable with the horse that bolted and was still a bit edgy being led. When we got back to the barn the girl who had given me instructions how to ride commented that I must be lying about my experience because there was no way I could have kept that horse from bolting otherwise, let alone get the pony back without startling it too and asked me how much I had to hold him back during the ride. Told her that I barely touched the reins at all and that he behaved well even during the small interruption. She still didn't believe that I had only rode twice before... Anyway, it was an interesting ride but could have been a lot worse...
Those rent- a-horse places can create dangerous situations for both horses and riders because most of the riders don’t know what they are doing. I think anytime you get on a horse be prepared, if you can’t take a fall, don’t get on.
You are an extraordinary person Rick.
Great story... lots of good advice. I did not know this man was once a police officer. I totally respect that. My hat is off to him.
I HATE that whole "I'll sue!!" mentality, shit happens people, suck it up. Poor little girl will be in therapy for this I'm sure.
Rick, my mom was like you. After she had me, the first horse she bought was a big red chestnut named Devil by the barn people he hated so much. But he took an instant liking to mom and me (age 3). She put me up on him by myself with a bareback pad to ride around the pasture. I didn't know there was a ditch out there because of the tall grass around it, but unknowingly I pointed him right at it. He carefully balanced me on his back as mom was shouting out words of encouragement, telling me to let him do everything and to keep my balance. Without knowing what was going to happen next, he jumped the ditch and immediately stopped on the other side to make sure I slid back into place before he kept walking. Between the two of them, they took good care of me through what could have been a scary situation for a 3 year old. - We owned him a long time. Even after we bought the big farm and had 20 more horses. Even though we had long since gotten into Arabians, Devil (who was immediately renamed Kea) was still huge and registered as Grade. But he was a really good looking, well built horse. He enjoyed his days with us in a good home with good friends in big pastures and got tucked into a warm barn at night. He still got used as a lesson horse for beginners and taken on our annual camping trips for trail riding up in the mountains where we took the show horses up to keep them from becoming ring sour. - If all people were kind, he would have made the perfect first horse for anyone and everyone.
This is why my Mom was so vigilant about the horses I got on. She wanted me to have the best experience I could have even if it was because someone was saying that a horse was a great horse. She wanted me to learn basic horsemanship and the understanding that a horse has more power than me and how to direct and be in control of showing that horse what I need. My Mom had a horse so barn sour as a kid it took ages to have that understanding. My Mom also taught me that the horse will exhibit what it needs by behavior and to not always blame the horse but to see and listen to the ride early on. This has suited me best. It didn't make me cocky or feel like the horse owed me something, rather I needed to practice common sense or understand my riding level at the time didn't meet up. I needed to work harder to be a better riding companion to the horse.
Your holding back the catnip, and Smokey knows it..
Thank you for taking a moment to tell this story. I hope your viewers learn and keep this in mind in the event they have a similar situation.
This is my favorite story about Montana. Mad respect for my Big T.
Hey Rick, Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they smile on the way.
Congratulations on 100k subscribers, Rick! You've done a great work informing thousands of people about all sorts of things. God bless
Rick I want to thank you for making videos and teaching about horses. The relationship with my horse got so much better since I started watching your videos. She can be quite difficult at times and I was completely overwhelmed at first. On behalf of my horse: thank you!
thanks, always nice to hear a horse is getting a better deal. :)
I was a kid like this. I was riding a horse back to the barn when my cousin came up behind me with a motorbike. The horse took off, I managed to stay on some how and before she ran through the small opening in the barn doors, someone came out and caught her. I was terrified of horses for a very long time after that. Last year, I finally got my first horse, after about 30+ years of still loving and fearing them. We are now purchasing our second horse. I would hope that this little girl got over this event and went on to have some confidence.
Glad you thought through the problems as they came up. A stable mind will beat emotional responses all day.
If my parents were like that I would've stopped riding years ago, my dad is the polar opposite of that woman if I ever fell off I had to get back on immediately. I feel so bad for that kid and I really hope her mother hasn't ruined horses for her.
I was apparently raised by wolves . When I fell off because I wasn't paying attention while we were moving cows and my old cow pony went left I went right ended up in a pile of rocks, blacked out briefly. Dad rode up tied my horses reins up and she went back to herding her cows (rider was optional for her she was so well trained to move cows), hey she at least stopped and came back to check on me. Anyway dad looked down saw my eyes opened, told me to not move he would come back for me. He finished up moving the cows, I passed out again and he did come back to get me. I broke my arm but they did take me to the dr the next day. The people dr didn't even put it in a sling since it was just a green break, the vet was out that afternoon and he put me in a sling. Rural America where if you want a good dr you go to a veterinarian and skip the people dr. Dad did get yelled at for not getting off his horse though.
If I had found your videos sooner, I might still be riding. After watching just a few of them, I realize how ignorant I was and how lucky I am that I never got hurt. And I think you understand people as much as you do horses.
I love these stories. It really gives an insight into a way of dealing with things. Would love to see more!
It wouldn't surprise me if your encouragement stuck with her more than the shock of her mom going nuts after. I really hope so anyway. Some things, even seemingly little things, can have a huge impact on others, and stay with them for a long time. But either way, it was a good thing you were there.
And I'm glad you're here on CZcams as well. I only got into horses a couple of years ago, and you've been a great sanity check each time "equestrians" have tried to pressure me into doing things which I knew in my gut weren't right, or weren't things I was ready for. Thank you for that, and thank you for continuing to share your knowledge despite the rabid bit/spur/helmet cultists.
Shadee let's hope it does. If my mom had acted like that every time I fell as a kid I'd have never gotten on a horse again
Rick, I need to come to Texas and look you up. I'm a horse person and have been riding at the age of 5. Have two of my own horses now but I'm always learning. There is always things to learn and different ways of doing things. I love your videos, the horse ones, cause I learn from you too. Keep them coming. Thank you for taking your time to provide us with your knowledge.
Geeeeez Rick, you sure know how to tell a story. Another great video.
Had a similar experience recently with one of my nieces who is 9 in our barn. Another owner had her horse in cross ties in the wash stall and wasn't going to ride her her horse because it threw a shoe (mine horses don't have shoes) but she offered for my niece to sit on her gelding and of course I saw 100 different CLUES as to why she shouldn't get on him but of course I didn't speak up because I didn't want to step on any toes. Of course my niece gets on him and he starts bucking in the wash stall 3 seconds after she sat on him. Thankfully she wasn't hurt .. she ended up bailing and jumping off of him into my arms and she started to cry when she landed in my arms but I quickly changed the subject into how she should ride broncos for a living and it instantly changed her mood! After the fact she actually repeated many things that you have said over and over because she's watched your videos and the best part was that she said " thank god Rick Gore didn't see that because he would have said we should have seen the clues!" Lol
LOL, good girl... I love it..
Think Like A Horse it was hysterical! I was shook because she had never experienced anything like that and she even got back on him once we took him outside but I could not believe that the first thing out of her mouth was something about your video! 😂
See Rick - kids are listening!!
Carol V yes they are!
Watching this video again. It still gives me the chills. You and Mr T saved the day! I hope this little girl did not give up on riding a horse.
I love how you told the girl what to do while the horse was running and how you were so encouraging and praising the girl for staying on that horse and not breaking down. The stupid mother though! I know she was worried for her daughter but she made things a lot worse.
well said, i agree!
100% spot on as usual Rick. I was branded a cold and uncaring mother by the mums at the yard my son rode at when he was 5. (I rode as a kid and bless my old mum she flapped and worried so much it made me so nervous) so with my lad I did the same as you when he fell off and bigged him up as brave and fearless saying no broken bones so back up you get and learn from that. He is nearly 16 now and has decided on a career with horses. He has just started at the yard I rode at all those years ago. He knows all about "my three horsey faves in Texas" and your great teachings and true insight because I never stop yappin on about it! It will serve both him and the horses he encounters throughout his career very well. Buddy...Mr T...Rick...you are the best xxx
I swear despite how horrible it was this was a very good learning experience for the child and good job praising her you have such a great attitude in the moment she did so well and damm brave :)
Love this story Rick and it's always nice to see you ,Mr. T, Buddy and Mokey. You are so right, that poor little girl was definitely on the wrong horse and so was her mother. This all could have been avoided. I'm happy that she wasn't hurt and that you were able to be so positive and supportive to this scared girl. You're my hero Rick. Have a great day! Can't wait for more of your videos.
People have to understand that anything can happen with horses. No matter how trained the horse, experienced the rider is, etc. the bottom line is that accidents happen, and you can either freak out about them or learn from them. My first serious fall was when I was getting on my 23 year old (at the time) bomb proof quarter horse... My foot slipped and it scared him, so he bolted. I wasn't balanced (not to mention fully on yet) and I fell off and hit the fence. Lol my horse was such a good boy though, after I fell he just kinda stopped and looked at me like "what the heck just happened?" So, I learned that I needed to work on mounting quicker and making it one fluid motion.
Dang. One video, SEVERAL things learned.
One: trust your gut old girl, trust your gut, trust it already!
Two: I'm not as big an idiot as I thought. Still a dummy, but getting there.
Three: Screaming expert women are a universal constant. If Rick can learn to deal with them/ignore them, so can I.
Four: Mr. T is a GOOD boy! (ok I knew that already)
Favourite lightbulb moment: remembering when I got yelled at by expert eventing lady for not making a big deal about my older teenager falling off her horse. Was a perfectly good horse, kid got along with her just fine. Stuff happens, horses trip on rough terrain, kid didn't pay attention, lost balance, getting horse more off balance, double face plant. Both were fine. Horse did a "what just happened?" hop, snorted, shrugged, grabbed a snack. Kid commented "oh bugger", checked on horse, counted own bones (all still there), let horse graze a minute, got back on. "Let's not do that again, eh?". Mom stops own horse, waits for the pair to sort it out, they do. What we learn? Pay better attention. Work on our seat. Fistbump. Moving on.
Guess what.
[enter Rick's screechy voice, still an octave short of expert lady]: Your kid shouldn't ride that horse!!! It's too wild!!!!! (no it's NOT. It's an awesome horse). She's too easy on that horse it needs a firmer hand!!!! (it needs you to stop yelling. So do I). She could have been killed!!!!! (duh. So could I. So could you. I'm actually plotting your demise right now!)
And my favourite: you're a bad mother, you didn't even care!!!!!!Because I didn't shout and holler and drove them both (and my own horse) bonkers?
Anyways. THANK YOU for the story, allowed me to do a great 20/20 re-evaluation of own past mistakes, and things I didn't handle too badly. Awesome advice about the fence line and paying attention to which horse is dominant!
I learn something every time I listen to your stories.
This was better than TV ..... you had me on the edge of my seat
Wow! listening to this i'm happy for the way my mom reacted when i fell off. She asked if i was okay and when i said i was she just helped me get the saddle off the horse (The saddle where at her stomach) and get the other horses into the stable, as mine had run trough the fence. When they where in she just asked me to go for a walk with my horse so she could get cooled down after her galop and went inside the house again. I'm so happy we got that walk as my horse was so sweet that i went from "Stupid horse, why did you just run like that!?" to "I know the others called for you to come back, and you just wanted to get back to the herd and the only reason you bucked was because i didn't tighten your girth enough. I'm sorry i got mad at you" and even though i didn't get onto her before the weekend had passed i weren't the slightest bit scared, only a little nervous and that was because i din't have any stirrups. The horse was a little stressed in the start as she still remembered last time she had a saddle on and how it fell to her stomach, but after a minute or so she figured it probably wouldn't do it again and started relaxing. When i sat right she would even use her back, and hold the head nicely and become all dressage horsey, all that she missed to look like a dressage horse was muscles and having her head in the right place (But she had her head in the place we want her to as having her head there and doing as she did here is something we can build onto to get a really nice self carriage with head position and all that shit)
At some point, the little girl may have looked back and seen your sensible response versus her mother's hysteria, and realized that being sensible is the better choice. One can hope.
Thanks for the story, Rick, as always.
You are such a great story teller!! Wow who knew you are so good with children!! You are a hero! It's telling that you are a very kind and sensitive guy when it comes to children. You are what a man should be!!
Who would dislike this video? Rick is so nice and understands horses soooooo well!
Its good to listen to people with a lot of life experience (:
Good story! My dad's been around working horses when he was younger so he knows how "unpredictable" they can be and boy he doesn't like it at all when I go riding. He always makes sure to remind me to take my helmet AND vest and gives me a speech of "don't do this or that or you'll get hurt". And I know he just wants my best and all that. Anyway my point was that the parents with some horse experience are usually the worst in a situations like that.
This is reason I like u is because you speak your mind. Sometimes you have to be for most people. Never cared much for people who don't. "Be yourself"; as I always say.
I miss your stories, and this was a good one. Good job for salvaging the situation and realizing when to back off to keep it from getting worse
"I'm as tactful as a grenade without a pin." LMAO
You handled that situation so well with calming the little girl after she fell off. I hope that when it was all said and done that little girl would remember what you said to her and try riding again. Great story!!! I look forward to hearing more crazy horse stories. :)
You like horse stories too? =D
if I was the kid my dad would’ve said “are you hurt? No? You’re fine now get back on!” Even if I’ve never ridden a horse before lol
I do ride but my dad would be the same way and my mom would flip lol
I HATE people that say things just to sound macho when it can lead to dangerous situations. I love working with horses, any animals really. I don't get too now, and I miss it. I especially enjoy working with abused animals. Enjoy is the wrong word... But it's easy for me to connect with them. I understand that it takes a special person to be around animals. Where I used to live, a woman had some horses, one was an abused ex-race horse. She would get so mad at him because she couldn't hose him down or spray anything on him for the bugs. She was tugging at his head, yelling at him, smacking him, etc. Barn witch is a good description of her. I asked to spend some time with him. She said sure, at my own risk. I was spraying him in the face (avoiding his eyes, within minutes (I only did this to prove how easy going he was). He was such a gentle giant. I will never understand people that risk animals and others for their own ego.
From that point on the child will be conditioned to think she's "afraid" of horses. Every time the subject of horses comes up crazy mom will bring up the scary story. Everytime the little girl sees a. Horses moms gonna say "don't pet him, he might run off with you!".
I see it often in the dog world also, a dog nips at a kid and from that day on mom sees a dog out of the corner of the eye and she screams at the owner "get it away, my child is afraid!" And for the rest of its life instead of learning "not all are bad" they learn "I'm supposed to be afraid, he's gonna eat me."
That's really sad because now that little girl is going to miss out on something amazing.
OMG I love it when he impersonates the barn witches! His impersonation of the mother made me picture her in my head on that horse and yelling for her daughter XD
Great lesson. I try my hardest not to over react when my boys are around horses. Mom instinct says wrap them in bubble wrap and put them on a high shelf where they can't get hurt. Practical me says hey they're kids they have to learn. Good thing you were right there to help. When I signed up for them to start riding lessons I told my now friend I know enough to get myself hurt, that's why I want them to learn from someone who does know.
Wow rick you're better with children then I thought 😂
I agree. Rick in my opinion would be a great dad. He would teach good lessons to kids. If Rick had kids they would be smart and respectful and have morals. For sure.
TheMattd546 I also like how he knows children are still learning, no child is gonna be perfect
Thankyou for your service
"God damn fed ex man!!" Love this follow up storytime
So glad the girl is ok and you gave her encouragement!
I just love the way u handled it. This happened to me when I was 13, being the girl on the horse bolting. I managed to turn the horse into a corner and force him to stop so I could jump off. No one came for me. The instructor came walking the exact same way as in ur story asking all dumb "what happened?" -rolling my eyes-. Really great story though it must've been scary as hell
Going through old Crazy Horse stories to hear your voice! You have a great story telling voice!
Great story sir. The same thing happened to me when I was 25. I was the little girl with very little horse experience, and my friend was the barn witch exaggerating her experience. Neither the run away horse or myself were hurt, but unfortunately that was the last time I rode a horse. Why humans don’t respect the natural intelligence of beautiful animals, I will never understand.
Glad the little girl didn't break anything. I had a lady like that once. In my college days, I worked at Sandy Hoof Stables in Galveston on West Beach. My job was to pair up a horse with the rider and ride along and make sure no one runs the horses. So this lady shows up in a bikini, thongs and drunk. She says she is an experienced rider. So I put her on Elvira. lol. If you don't know what you are doing, Elvira will dump your a** in the ocean and return to the stables. Well, she had to walk back to the stables demanding her money back. I refunded her money and she went on her merry way. My boss comes back from getting our lunch and asked why Elvira was wet. I said she got loose and took a dip in the ocean lol. I hate drunk stupid people. lol toodles DC from Texas...all my Texas buds be safe, Harvey is coming and I'm about 135 miles NW of Galveston. fun fun.
I used to ride a pony that got labelled as a bad pony for rearing and refusing jumps, honestly? He was the best pony I've ever ridden no one knew how to ride him properly and he had a very sensitive mouth
Scary story Rick. You had me glued to the chair.
Welldone I hate to think about what could have happened to the girl if you weren't there.
Keep up the horse stories Rick, I really enjoy them! :) Hope you have a great day!
Rick....to hear this story while sitting by a campfire would have been awesome!!! thank you for all your life lessons( if only more people would listen........and learn!!)
Rick, you know so much about how a horse thinks, that you might have been a horse in your past life.
Well at least you’re honest admitting you lack tact. I’m exactly like you. But I was an EMT so I worked some crazy situations.
Rick, all due respect and due diligence; if a situation involves a child and a horse about to bolt then by all means be as subtle as a train wreck and MORE tactless than TWO grenades without pins. I’d rather be helped by a tactless person than be ignored by a polite person and get injured.
That little girls so amazing to be so young god..just wow. Also It's good that you complimented her which would have turned in her mind into more of a positive experience so hopefully she's not as scared of horses
Same sorta thing happened to me when I was like 10 years old or so. I was new to horses at that time and a horse I was riding booked it so fast and threw me off and he went through the fence. I remember cowboys saying "if you fall get back on" so here am I all bruised up and bleeding and I go find the horse, walk him back out to the field and get back on and I had like 5 barn witches running up to me spooking the horse out more yelling "you shouldn't go back on omg what are you nuts.... you are crazy!" lol but I got back on and learned a GREAT scary lesson. I'm still riding today. That was "luckily" the ONLY scary close call I've ever had with a horse. I've never been thrown off since which is pretty dam good. I've had horses buck, run and bolt and never fell off after that day. lol my mom is great though. She's not like those nut jobs. When I flew off she would just laugh or yell "you did it wrong idiot" lol
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The public world is a crazy world. No thank you. I don't want to work around it. I would never own a riding stable.
That poor kid probably isn't alowed to do anything and learn about the real world. That mother is probably a nightmare at the kid's school also. Control freek.
Rick you are a hero in every sense of the word. That was the best story ever! I hope you tell more of the stories you have!
If that had been my daughter, the second I saw she was okay and in one piece I would have been so thankful to you, as she should have been.
If you had intervened more at the beginning of the ride, you know how it goes, it would have been fine because she did what you advised, then you would have been seen as taking over.. That's just how it goes, but you did the right thing!!!
Omg, I'm a wreck ! That was terrifying! You and Mr. T did an awesome job And!!! And you' were 100% right!
Ugh man I hate some mothers, I get being worried bout your kid being a women myself But after seeing her kids fine and you got it dealt with well Why couldn’t she make it a good lesson and give the child a chance to grow ina good way
Man, this is the best story you ever told, on any of your channels. I don't want to give anything away, but I was nervous for the little girl as the story started, I figured serious injury.
Awesome story...The girl (and her crazy mom) was lucky you were there and talked her through it. Hope someday she finds you and thanks you herself...
That said, in the working world, busy running my biz 7 days a week I occasionally would put the brakes on to regenerate. I'd tell my employees no calls for next 5 hours, jump in my car, and drive an hour to a horse rescue ranch in MA. Those were my few hours of peace and beautiful quiet riding through the woods with horses that somehow knew that's why I was there. Thank to a bad back surgery, I can't do this anymore...but who knows, one day I may. :) Love your videos Rick...Thanks for taking the time to produce them. :)
Rick you are an awesome storyteller, I could listen to your horse/cop stories for hours. Too bad for this little girl, sorry this happened to her. And even more sorry that she was barely able to learn something from it because of her barn witch mother.
I always learn so much when listening to you. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge!
mums like that are freakin nutjobs. they make their kids so scared that they never want to do anything besides be by their mothers side which is what these crazy women want. they fuck up their kids lives just for their own selfish fucked-up-ed-ness. its like those nutters who cant have any more kids so they buy a monkey because, in their own words, its like looking after a 2 year old who never grows up because they need to feel needed to have any purpose in life. my daughter is 5 in a couple of months and everyone says how brave she is because she never cries when she falls and hurts herself. ive never babied her, i dont want to bring up a kid who will never have trust in herself and the confidence to do anything new just because it might be a little risky. my daughter rides my mare with confidence even though she knows she could fall and i have told her she could fall but she knows that when she falls, she might get hurt but its not a big deal and she can dust herself off and get back up again. my daughter likes to watch your videos too and wants to learn about horses for when she gets her own, she also laughs when you do your barn witch voice. i started watching your videos a few years ago before i got my first horse because i wanted to learn about them and how to look after them and if i didnt find your videos, then i would have been just like all the other idiots who treat horses like shit, so thank you.
CONGRATS ON 100K!!
You're an inspiration and great at opening eyes to the truth. I will teach my future students how to be good horse people as well :)
I think many parents can learn from this story. If you get upset the child will get upset. When my child fell as a kid i always picked her up and brushed her of. Checking for damage. But not with fear or an upset mind. We made jokes and maybe gave the ground a good talking to for jumping up and hitting her and so on. She rarely cried unless there was something to cry about. You build fear by reacting negative when bad thing happens.
Pardon my English, it is not my first language.
Good job staying so calm in a potentially dangerous situation. My daughter had a similar experience when she was 9. She has been riding since she was 5, and has felled of several times, so she dosent get scared so easely. But this time she was riding a Shetland pony who really has a mind of is own. I`m walking next t her because I know this horse, but suddenly he spins around at run as fast as his short legs can carry him back to the stable. I was clearly not focused enough and missed my chance to grab the reins. All I could do was to run. He ran back to the stable, the last 50 meters along a road (!) My daughter was choked, but calm and rode him again 10 min after in the paddock. It never helps the situation to freak out.
Edit: I really wonder where you find all these crazy horse women. I have never experienced that in my 30 years in the horse world. I have seen unfear treatment, but never things like you describes.
Go visit Show Barns, go to horse shows where ribbons are won, watch youtube
Good call on your part Rick. Good lesson to learn from too even though it could have ended badly. Things happen for a reason and its a good thing you were there.