Sue – How Do You Do at Letting Susan Dismount…oh noooooo

Warmth has finally visited the midwest after a long icy and cold winter. Finally Sue and I got to ride outside…in a large turnout pasture right next to the arena.
I rode. We did great.
I dismounted to the wheel barrow platform for the manure pile.

I splatted onto the ground. (not the manure pile, thanks goodness)
whoops

It was right when my near foot went to the platform and my other leg was swinging over when Sue moved sideways.
Instead of keeping my near foot in the stirrup and swinging my leg over, I’ve gotten into the habit of finding high things to dismount on. I just put the near foot on the high thing and get off.
It’s so painfree.
Whoops!

But it doesn’t take into account that the horse can move before you get both feet plastered on the platform.
As Sue was sidepassing away from the platform, I was balanced on her. The more she went sidepassed, the more off balance I became. Finally she took the last step.
I was still reaching for her..not believing that this was happening, and I went flailing and crashed into the ground.
The nice thing about all this was that Sue didn’t run away. She stook quietly right there when I crashed. I was flailing. For Sue not to run away when my arms were out of control was a big deal.