Cavalry of the University of Chicago
That was funny.
LOL! He has a way with words and the turn of a phrase.
LOL, been there, done that.
Sounds like a great horse with a rider who loves him. Perfect combo!
Vivid and amusing description. I’m glad the horse and rider seem to have survived without major injury.
This was hilarious and I can totally relate - thanks for posting! The mare I used to ride in hunter shows HATED jumping. We had to enter at least one jumping class to get into the under saddle classes for each division. She was great in the under saddle classes - beautiful mover & usually placed well or won. There was no ‘rating’ her (adjusting stride to get into fences & fence combos properly) and it was a nightmare (no pun intended) trying to get her around a course. The worst injury I had was coming off when she did a sudden balk, flipping in the air, & landing squarely on both feet on concrete-hard ground. I jammed both ankles severely - doc said a fraction of an inch either way and I would have broken them. Getting my boots off was horrible - almost had to cut them off. Anyway, she ended up being a wonderful brood mare which appealed to her a lot more than being ridden. By the time she had to be put down at age 29, we had 20 years together & were old friends - I still miss her to this day.
Horses have a mind of their own, that’s for sure. Sometimes a person just hangs on for the ride. (Speaking from experience)
My father was in the cavalry, pre WWII. He had a thoroughbred named Tex who loved to jump so much he would jump over nothing several times prior to getting to the actual fence. He really loved that horse!