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Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 1,355 Location: Bavaria, Germany
Hi old friends,... « Thread Started on Nov 12, 2006, 9:18pm »
... it´s just me.
sorry for being absent as long, but I´ve got a good reason for it:
I JOINED THE CAVALRY!
No, not a virtual unit... a real horse!
Actually I´ve got lessons nearly every free minute. I´m learning the english style of riding a horse. My american wife hates me for that. But I´m not interested in hiding cows.
Yesterday I had a real nice 3-hours trip over the fiels and through a little wood. The weather was REAL fine - storm and showers. In the end it rained cats and dogs. And I recogniced that I have much more to learn for such a trip. My wife (she had 16 years practice in western-style-riding, a fact which was completely new for me - hey, we´re married only 6 years! ) made the group-leader.
She always told me: "Take the reins shorter". My answer: "Keep cool, my horse is a veteran. She hates to run. She´s only running if I real urge her to start. And she hates too short reins. It makes her unwilling in short time and then only a better rider than me can prevent her to go back to the stable."
About 15 minutes later a strong rain-shower blews into our faces and the jumpy (and younger) horse in lead with my wife on it made a side-jump and had the suprising idea to shorten the trip with a faster going.
The horse started like a rocket. After a few meters my wife steadied the horse cool. She´s really a fine cowgirl!
Me? Oh, mmmmhhhh...
I had the rein really too long to react fast enough to stop the race quickly. And I was too suprised about the starting side-step. So after the first jumps I was completely out of balance. Unable to pull the reins back enough , I was only able to make a half-parade back from gallop to trot.
A REAL ERROR! The trot made an end with the proud rider (me). My shakened balance broke and with a nice side-roll I left my saddle, which was slidden slighghtly to the right.
After that, my horse realised that something (about 90 kg) was missing. It came back and pushed my helmet softly with the nose. Can you imagine how much new names my innovative wife had for me? "Idiot", was one of the nicer ones.
"Hey, don´t worry. I´m o.k. Just some blue-prints on my right!"
"I told you to keep the reins shorter, but you´re like a stubborn mule!"
"I know darling...!(while I saddled up once again)
"You know nothing. You´re a complete greenhorn. It´s easier to control a flock of flies than to give you a good advice... !"
"Yes darling...!" (while closing the saddle-belt )
"Don´t say yes, you ignorant. Better don´t play the know-it-all once again and hear what I´ve told you before!"
"Maybe you´re right darling...!"
"Don´t say darling, you fool. And I don´t want to hear MAYBE once again. I KNOW IT BETTER! I´m experianced and you´re a wannabe! You could be death now (hey, she loves me! )".
"O.k. darling. I learned this lesson now. (while climbing up into the saddle again)".
After the return I jumped in my car and had a new riding-lesson once more yesterday and one today in the afternoon.
But now I´m a little bit damaged! My side changed the color to a nice blue, my right shoulder and the ellbow hurts me a little bit and it´s better to place my ass on a soft sofa by the moment. But now the best:
My newest wound: I intended to bring my school horse some nice south-african apples. But I know he´s eating every time like he were 10 days without food. So I cutted the apples into handy slices.
And in a moment while my daughter jumped between my legs and I was not too concentrated for free-hand slicing, i sliced down a nearly 1/2 sqare-cm from one my left fingers.
So I started my today riding-lesson with a big plaster. Better not to tell you the loudly lough of my riding-teacheress aboud my new innovative wound.
God thank the we had mostly gallopping and only a short light-trot-passage today!
Greetings from the heroic bavarian-prussian cavalry (hey, remember good old blücher at Ligny)!
Your old friend TOM
PS: I´ve got 4 weeks vacation between December and January. I hope to fight the one or other in this time!
Joined: Dec 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 219 Location: Germany
Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #2 on Nov 13, 2006, 2:13pm »
Hi Tom,
nice to hear from you again! Your new hobby sounds quite interesting, indeed. I remember the last time I rode a horse was at our famous Bergkirchweih when I was 9 years old (errgh... actually I was sitting on a pony and a guy was leading it in a circle by its reins...). Since this time I'm only riding my bike, it's much more reliable...
BTW, what's riding the English style? Riding your horse until it dies of exhaustion and walking the remaining distancee???
Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 1,355 Location: Bavaria, Germany
Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #3 on Nov 14, 2006, 7:25pm »
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Hi Tom,
Since this time I'm only riding my bike, it's much more reliable...
BTW, what's riding the English style? Riding your horse until it dies of exhaustion and walking the remaining distancee???
Hi Stefan,
how are your battles going? Is the leutnant-rank in strike-distance?
I´m in doubt that to ride a bike is more reliable. Are cars and trucks are forbidden in Fürth since you climbed the bike?
The english-style of riding has some significant differences to the western-style:
Western-riders "steer" the horse with a double-rein. The "Trense" (I didn´t know the english word for it) is completely different. The reason is, that the cowboys need to steer the horse with just 1 hand and mainly with the legs, because the boys need a free hand for the Lasso.
The english style (it´s roots based on the war-cavalry) is with a single rein.
The saddle is different too. Western-riders use a saddle with a horn or a vaquero-saddle (a special evolution from the spanish saddle).
For the english-style vou use the universal-saddle or a jumping-saddle.
English ridig has it´s focus on dressage or jump, the western riding is focused on things like fast maneuvers to prevent the cow to escape for example.
Joined: Dec 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 219 Location: Germany
Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #5 on Nov 15, 2006, 4:34pm »
Hi Tom,
as far as I understand the club changes, I am already a Lieutenant. The next step would be "Rank Level 2"
Unfortunately I only have very little time for my hobby as I hope to pass my nursery exam in Feb/March what means a lot of studying...
Thanks for the short lesson on horsemanship, but I think this will always remain a mystery for an infantry grunt like me...
Concerning the reliability of bikes you're partly right (although I still do not live in Fürth but in Erlangen ): I just spent 1000 € for a new one after my old bike became a hopeless case...
« Last Edit: Nov 15, 2006, 4:36pm by StefanBrandl »
Joined: Nov 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 1,355 Location: Bavaria, Germany
Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #8 on Nov 16, 2006, 12:50am »
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Thanks for the short lesson on horsemanship, but I think this will always remain a mystery for an infantry grunt like me...
Concerning the reliability of bikes you're partly right (although I still do not live in Fürth but in Erlangen ): I just spent 1000 € for a new one after my old bike became a hopeless case...
The same what I said some years ago if someone had asked me about to ride a hore. But times changing!
1000 Bucks for a simple bike? Very dangerous. Never park it in a public area!
You´d better spared the most of the money. For just 2000,- Euros more you´ll be able to buy a adequate horse!
Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #10 on Nov 16, 2006, 9:46pm »
OK..I look for it..then we cross swords again.. only this time you wont be so lucky... BTW...its Lieutenant catseye ..I shall call you cheeky charlie.& you can clean my boots on Fowlas day off!
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Re: Hi old friends,... « Reply #11 on Nov 17, 2006, 8:27am »
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OK..I look for it..then we cross swords again.. only this time you wont be so lucky... BTW...its Lieutenant catseye ..I shall call you cheeky charlie.& you can clean my boots on Fowlas day off!
Poor Fowler. The same procedure as in the past?
I´ll sit you on a REAL horse, when you ever intend to visit bavaria, my dear hussard. It will be interesting to see a leutnant crawling in the dirt. I´ll throw some free-rounds of excellent beer if you are survive the trip! But first poor fowler has to clean you...!
Well, download it, and I´ll try to give you a good show.
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