Has anyone continued riding whilst pregnant? Obviously nothing crazy like going out showjumping, but just general schooling and hacking?
Just my mum said she did it with me till 7 months. Im just not sure if its a very smart idea??
Has anyone continued riding whilst pregnant? Obviously nothing crazy like going out showjumping, but just general schooling and hacking?
Just my mum said she did it with me till 7 months. Im just not sure if its a very smart idea??
its ok if you have a nice safe horse u have been riding for years my mum rode with me till the day i was born
I ride professionally, I actually fell off one of the racehorses I train very hard when I first was pregnant. Although I didnt even know at the time that I was pregnant.
But ya, as long as your on safe horses you are fine. And as long as you are comfortable, that goes with anything during pregnancy, do what is comfortable.
Ive jumped a few times since being pregnant, but just small, nothing over 3ft.
Unfortunately my baby was unplanned, and as happy as I am, I have alot of commitments that I couldnt just drop when I found out. I try and be as safe as possible though, and will likely cut down my numbers soon.
I think here to be diligent is the best piece of advice, if you have had your horses a long time then you will know their character, however, we never 100% our horses and they can be very unpredictable indeed with no warning *even the safest plodders* i personally wouldnt ride as i would worry and would hate to have to contend or even comprehend if anything happened, any risk factor you can take out of your pregnancy i would but this is not right for everyone this is just my opinion!
I have to give up with the horse for a while, luckily my sister is keeping eventing them for me. I always said i'd continue with it but my OH and mum refused to let me so im verrrrrry bored and watching my sis event them is sooo not fun!! I spoke to quite a few folk and most stopped after 4months and others said that they rode with their first and decided babies were too precious and didnt with the second, its not too long and i'v already got my next stressage n sj ones lined up in november ha ha ha!! I think it depends on what you're riding my baby one went over backwards with me and jumped me off when i didn know i was pregnant and i dont want to just hack i want to compete, my dressage trainer is one of the paraolympic riders and she did until she couldn get back on again and she keeps trying to get me to get back on once my sis has ridden him.
But i soooo much want to ride but i know if anything did go wrong i'd hate myself. I know they say that you shouldn unless ur experienced and all but i train with the YR and JRs and i'm not sure the selectors would be so happy if they knew and its not worth it in the end.
Hope you make the right decision for you i dont think there is a right or wrong one here
Ha ha ha ha oh i do love the long post but when ur talking ponies can talk forever ha ha ha!!
i didnt. no way did i want any extra jiggling-about in the early days to risk anything being dislodged (as daft as that may sound) and I wasnt prepared to risk a fall.
Even the calmest of horses can get spooked.
I did work with horses, but I've had two scares so far with my pregnancy so gave it up.
I've also put my horse out on loan until after the baby is born. I hate the idea, but he's a 16.3hh 6 year old and there is no way I can risk riding him as he's still a baby and unpredictable. At least this way he'll be competed over the summer, hunted in the winter and I can put my feet up and relax.
Its one thing to say not to ride, but when horses are your life its another thing to actually not ride. Alot of people wouldnt understand how hard it is though. I already know in a month or 2 I wont be able to ride many of the horses I currently ride.
Look at the Olympic dressage rider Anky, she went to the olympics and WEG during both her pregnancies. She was 5 months the last.
My horses are my life but ive not ridden since about 3 months. Ive got 2 youngsters and both are still a bit green so didnt want to risk a fall, but I must admit, its killing me not riding them!!
I was going to continue riding my older one but a friend has advised me against it and she is exercising all 3 of them for me now
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