>  DW> t be too hard on yourself, there are probably
 >  DW> many carting fanciers around who have had a close encounter
 >  DW> such as that.
 > I,well the other half took my sec A Stalion out in our cart
 > wich we had bought
 > Just a few hours before and he sliped his bridle and took
 > off over a 6ft muck
 > heap
 > jumpped a 5ft wire fence in to a field with a sec D stalion
 >  still on him:(
    Oh my .......
 > I got a phone call from my 5 year old son sobbing Sidney
 >  was bleading
 > come and help .
 > When i got there this little pony was traped in the fence
 > with my fella trying
 > to keep the pony still and keep the other horse away :( it
 > was a sad sight but
 > i just pleased to find just a few
 > cuts on his face .
    WOW ...... I'm surprised no one was hurt any worse than that.
 > We gave up driving after that day as he was not to happy
    We ground drove Mr X (Arabian) for quite sometime before hooking up our
carriage to him.  It's so much fun (driving) you really should try again.
 > and i didn't want him
 > hurt again
 > he was 16 years old at the time and i just wanted to carry
 > on with Showing in
 > hand,witch we did
 > untill last year and now he is just being lightly ridden to
 > keep him fit .
    Well, I'm glad it all turned out OK ..... thanks for sharing your story 
too
.... I don't feel so badly about what happened to me now  .....
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