Limbo Pony: (For My Friends) by magnus073
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I planned on doing a image for a very kind lady but think it best to release this instead considering recent events.I'll do my dedication for my friend when the focus can be on her as it should be. A while back a friend of mine Paul, aka pjlawson was a bit down and I told him this story from my youth to try and cheer him up. In all honesty I never planned on sharing it with anyone else but after thinking it over I decided now would be the perfect time to do so. This is one of those silly and embarrassing stories we all have from our past and I hope it will show people not to take things so seriously. I think we all need to learn to laugh at ourselves from time to time to keep things in perspective. Hope it gave someone a laugh, please have a great weekend and thank you my friends for your support of me in recent weeks.
Dave
Limbo Pony: (For My Friends)
When Veronica and I were small we spent weekends at our Grandparents farm.They had horses but we were too small to ride that is until one day Grandpa brought home a pony. Neither Veronica nor I had ever been on a pony before so we were excited and nervous.Veronica went first and was placed on the pony's back and he gently walked around the yard in a small circle almost like a ride. Thinking I was in for the same treatment I was all smiles as Grandpa placed me on the Pony and then let go. To my shock the pony took off at a much faster pace like he had a purpose. To make matters worse it had no intention of taking a casual stroll around the yard with me on it, instead as if possessed it headed for a tree with low branches and scraped me off sending me crashing and screaming to the ground. Battered, bleeding and crying they told me it was a accident and took me inside to put medicine on my cuts. Mean while Veronica went for another ride and as before it was like a gentle merry go round as the pony took her around the yard. Thinking this was just a fluke and the pony was spooked Grandpa lifted me up and placed me on the pony again. In a repeat performance the darn pony made a bee line for the lowest tree it could find, scraping me off once more. Believe it or not I was talked into getting on the evil little pony a third time as Grandpa promised to lead him using the reigns. For a while it worked and I was starting to enjoy the ride. Then Grandpa let go of the reigns to see if it would be okay finally. The moment he let go the sadistic pony made a dash for the nearest low branch to send me spilling to the ground for the third and final time. As you might guess after that I never rode a pony ever again, and thankfully Grandpa got rid of that spawn of Satan.
Comments (199)
decie
lol is that a true story, nice picture to go with it.lol I could just see it happening,thanks for the laugh.
bronwyn_lea
Thank you for the laugh! Wonderful work!
Kaartijer
Awesome scene, very well done!
sema_fox
Good composition!
beatoangelico
Beautiful story and beautiful image...!!!
furuta
Wonderful story and scene. excellent work!!
marcopolinski
another great action freeze frame moment .... you really know how to catch the moment Dave ... excellent work!
LivingPixels
Lovely story dave and a beautiful image!!
Amethystwolf
LOL, happened to me when I was about 12.
ShadowsNTime
This is so funny and I understand what happened because I was raised on a farm and we had horses, cows, etc. One horse in particular was a palomino stallion. That horse was fine as long as it was a woman riding him but the minute a man got on him he burst into a gallop, started bucking and rearing and you could see the steam from the snorts as he used every ounce of himself to get the men off him and then when the men fell to the ground they had to move quickly as that horse would try very hard to stomp on and kick them, he simply did not like men! And then there was Candy, an Arabian mare who would head for the closed top of the barn door, any low branch or the barbed wire to brush you off! Male and female she would do that. When she was in a good mood you could ride quietly for hours but when she got that bee in her bonnet, watch out! Your spawn of Satan must have been related to our horses, lol! Great story Dave, thanks for the memories and the laughter!!!
morganahope
WOW... LOVELY SHORT STORIE !!
mininessie
ahhhh..my poor Dave...¿what you did to the pony? XD hugs!
myrrhluz
What a wonderful story and image, Dave. And it is wonderful that you look back on it with humor, though you can't have felt that way at the time. So many things in life, particularly embarrassing moments, are made easier with a healthy helping of humor. I love the expressions here, which follow your story so well. Even the horse's expression has a contemptuous and somewhat spawn of Satan look about it. The grandfather looks bemused, your sister anxious and you ill-used. Your pointed finger and expression very loudly say, "That is a bad, mean, evil horse!" Excellent shadows particularly the grandfather, who is more deeply under the trees and has a heavily dappled shadow. I like the composition. The humans make a line, from the ill-used you, to your sister who is coming to your aid, to your grandfather who is watching on. This is a tight family unit. The spawn of Satan is off on his own in isolation. Very nicely done.
xpersona
Poland Piękna praca piękna kolorystyka. Pozdrawiam.
Flixthe
Les poses et la composition sont très réussies. Bravo !
dochtersions
Wonderful made image, Dave. But, what a story! Hoping horses do like you more these days ;-) Thank you for your very fine commenting in Dutch. I was so very much surprised again. Bye friend :)
mariogiannecchini
Credo davvero che ti sia passata la voglia di montare questo pony un pò bricconcello !Come un essere umano ha capito le tue paure e ha giocato su di esse . Ha invece rispettato la tranquillità di Veronica .Quasi un essere umano , leggermente perfido !Molto bella l'immagine che , seguendo la storia , lascia capire quanto successo . I truly believe that we are past the desire to mount this pony a little rascal! As a human being understands your fears and played on them. Instead, respect the tranquility of Veronica. Almost a human being, slightly wicked! Very nice image that follows the story makes it clear what happened.
boobunny
Great story! Maybe the pony didn't like boy and only liked girls. Can't believe I missed this. Makes me wonder what others I have missed.
Cyve
Wonderfully done !!!