My first fall of a horse

I have been riding for a month last December and things were going very well so far. I was learning a lot of things, but gallops were still out of order. The lesson just before Christmas became one to remember for me. It was the first lesson that my instructor was not there. No problem as her replacement was someone I knew for a long time. She is part of my sisters family as her husband's niece. No problem at all. I got to ride Kanjer, a black horse, that ofcourse played around with me the whole lesson. It was just my 5th or 6th lesson, so little did I know. The horses always test the people on their backs, and Kanjer felt I was an unexperienced rider. He didn't listen to me at all, and didn't finish anything I ordered him to do. I got a bit frustrated by it, but I didn't take it on the horse. That is very unfair in my eyes, as I would do the same thing. At one point I was trotting when I heard the sound of metal breaking and before I knew the iron under my left foot was gone. I had no balance and slid to the left side of the horse. I tried to stay on, but after a while I thought it was better to let go, so I slid into the sand. Kanjer stood there and watched it all. After I landed he took of in a trot. I was glad to know he was alright, and so was I. I didn't break or bruse anything and was quickly back on my feet. I was a little scared when Kanjer ran just inches from me to the other side of the hall. There he halted and Kim (the instructor) and I walked up to him. She asked me if I was fine. I was and then she asked me if I was ready to mount Kanjer again. Ofcourse I was. He wouldn't get me down. It all took 5 minutes or less from fall to remount.



It all happened at the end of the lesson, so after a short while I had to get off him again. It took me a few months before I mounted Kanjer again. I learned a lot more in the 2 months that were between the two lessons. The second time went very well. I was able to stay on the horse and conqured my fear. Well, not really fear, it was more respect for the horse. I know that I have 400/500 kilo's at the least beneath me, and that I need to be very carefull with that. The second time I had to ride Kanjer, it was one of my first outdoor lesson. Very new to both horses and riders. Kanjer took off once when another horse (at the raining area, which is close to the place I was riding) scared him a bit. I was able to calm him down in a few seconds. That was another thing I learned and that earned me a compliment of Annika, my instructor. For some reason, my whispers calmed Kanjer and he was able to continue like nothing happened. Kanjer is a very special horse for me. He is not the first one who had to honor to let me drop of him, but he is also a lovely horse. I have to work on him a lot during the lessons, but I don't mind at all. Kanjer and I are great friends now, and it is always a pleasure to ride him.