I nodded and headed over to fetch the chestnut mare. After I saddled her up, we started the lesson. After we finished warming up, we began going over poles. So far it was going well, we were just trotting over striped poles on the ground. Now we had to go over a little jump. I’d done these jumps many times before, so this would be no problem. Stormy and I headed toward the jump. What happened next was a flash of confusion. Feather overhead, an alarmed whinny, and me hitting the ground. I immediately jumped up and patted dirt off my pants, shouting, “I’m okay!” I didn’t want to be hurt, that would make me appear weak and add to my embarrassment. In truth my kneecaps ached, but it wasn’t too bad. Meanwhile, Stormy was cantering loose around the ring. She came to a halt at the gate and looked over to the stalls, wanting to go home. “Are you done?” Carol huffed while walking over to her. She grabbed the reins and walked the startled horse towards the mounting block. “That was quite the spill!” Laura commented, “I’m glad you’re okay.” I could feel heat rushing to my face, but I let out a laugh so it wouldn’t become more
I nodded and headed over to fetch the chestnut mare. After I saddled her up, we started the lesson. After we finished warming up, we began going over poles. So far it was going well, we were just trotting over striped poles on the ground. Now we had to go over a little jump. I’d done these jumps many times before, so this would be no problem. Stormy and I headed toward the jump. What happened next was a flash of confusion. Feather overhead, an alarmed whinny, and me hitting the ground. I immediately jumped up and patted dirt off my pants, shouting, “I’m okay!” I didn’t want to be hurt, that would make me appear weak and add to my embarrassment. In truth my kneecaps ached, but it wasn’t too bad. Meanwhile, Stormy was cantering loose around the ring. She came to a halt at the gate and looked over to the stalls, wanting to go home. “Are you done?” Carol huffed while walking over to her. She grabbed the reins and walked the startled horse towards the mounting block. “That was quite the spill!” Laura commented, “I’m glad you’re okay.” I could feel heat rushing to my face, but I let out a laugh so it wouldn’t become more