i think the fear is the potential for falling. and lawyers & liability. lawyers ruin everything.
anyway, i wouldn't because i haven't ridden regularly since i was 12. also why i wouldn't wake board or water ski right now. because the chance of me screwing up is super high. ha.
Its common. Physically you could probably be ok to ride until further along in the pregnancy, but obviously they don't to risk you getting thrown or falling and dying or miscarrying.
I would definitely not go horseback riding while pregnant, not worth it to me. With that said, horseback riding doesn't appeal to me anyways so there's that lol
I rode on my college's equestrian team throughout college (hunter jumper) and I would not ride while pregnant. Too much can go wrong even if you know what you are doing.
Post by pierogigirl on Jul 23, 2013 9:51:33 GMT -5
I used to own a horse and I knew several people that rode while pregnant (usually until the 5th month because your center of gravity/balance changes), but I also knew many who chose not to. I would not.
I've been riding for years, I grew up around horses. But I just haven't ridden in the past few years.
Oh well I suppose I don't blame them.
Me too; and I would not ride. My mom still has one of the horses; she was riding a few weekends ago - It would have been fun to ride, but I couldn't take the chance. To much jostling around, and there's always the chance of being thrown / stepped on.
I personally would ride if I had a horse currently to ride. I wouldn't go riding if I hadn't been on a horse for a long time though. I'd say it's liability since it isn't your horse.
My opinion counts for absolutely nothing here, but I plan to keep riding when pregnant. I know a large number of women who obviously didn't compete while pregnant but kept riding until their belly made it uncomfortable to dismount (this includes my MIL).
On the other hand, that's my horse I'm planning to ride. I would neither allow a pregnant woman to ride my horse nor would I ride an unfamiliar horse while pregnant. It makes complete sense that they will not allow it.
There was a trainer at my barn who rode until she gave birth. Everyone thought she was crazy. Most of the professionals I know stop when they're pregnant. I wouldn't do it, and I've been riding competitively my whole life.
My opinion counts for absolutely nothing here, but I plan to keep riding when pregnant. I know a large number of women who obviously didn't compete while pregnant but kept riding until their belly made it uncomfortable to dismount (this includes my MIL).
On the other hand, that's my horse I'm planning to ride. I would neither allow a pregnant woman to ride my horse nor would I ride an unfamiliar horse while pregnant. It makes complete sense that they will not allow it.
This. I have ridden my entire life. I would not ride my own horse past a certain point, likely once I really start showing due to risk and comfort.
I would never ride an unfamiliar horse pregnant, nor would I let anyone else ride my horse while pregnant. To much risk and liability. At least on my horse I (as much as you can considering it is a live animal with its own mind) know what they are going to do and how they will react to a situation before I encounter them. On another persons horse I don't know, or someone who doesn't know mine, the risk is higher since they won't know the horse well enough to know how it will react. This takes all control away IMO, which is something I am ok with when it's just me, but not when I have another life to be responsible for.
FWIW, one if my old trainers stopped riding at about 5 months or so (a few years ago so I don't remember exactly), but still continued working around the farm. She was walking a super quiet older horse out to the field a month or so later when someone dropped a bale of hay up in the loft. The horse spooked just a little, but enough to make her lose her balance just enough to fall straight forward. The baby was fine, but it was enough to make her decide she no longer thought it wise to directly handle horses, since you just never know what might happen. She just spent her time giving lessons to the more advanced riders (who could tack, groom, and do all direct handling themselves) and enjoying being at the barn without the risk of direct contact.