Does pregnancy mean nine months of going cold turkey from horses? Talk about a topic that gets people fired up! How do we decide when it’s safe to keep riding or to hang up our spurs for the duration?

Let us know what you think. The article that inspired this forum can be found here.

Great article - it will be interesting to follow the discussion on this one!

I think it might spark a debate or two! Way to be a sensitive dude TR by commenting on a female-centered article ... chicks dig it.

If you love horses that much I don\'t see why you should not ride horses,I mean driving a car is not the safest activity either.Everything has it\'s risk really and you should be able to tell what you are capable of doing.I don\'t think there is a yes or no answer.Btw,I thought the shirt in the 2nd picture was funny,you should post a link where you can get it lol.

yes its a very excellent topic acutally..when i was on a riding team..my coach was wayyy pregnant and she was still teaching and riding..

but that\'s why i\'m acutally gonna put off having kids for a while because i don\'t think i could put off riding for 9 months. but even if i were i\'d think i\'d ride up until the point i really show and i can\'t really bend and sit without assistance..haha

After having two kids, there is nothing I would do to let those nine months interrupt my life.

I had fairly easy pregnancies and would have loved to ride, if I owned at those times. Life was different for me then.

I do have several friends that rode up through 7 months. They were in touch with their doctor and he knew everything. It is best to have the input of a doctor that knows you and understands the differences in pregnancies. One of my friends has two kids and she rode for the first pregnancy when she was 32 years old and could not ride for the first three months of her second pregnancy and then could only do walk for the second trimester and no rideing after that. It depends on a lot of things in the riding realm. The jarring of faster gaits can dislodge the placenta if it is not attached well, causing miscarriage. Know why your doctor is telling you NO and then get the information, ultrasound etc. to find out if those concerns should be concerns for your pregnancy. And know what dance you want to dance during those special months.

I do have a horror story. An acquaintance rode during her pregnancy after the 1st trimester was over and her horse did not approve of the \"extra\" partner and tossed the woman into one of the jumps. She lost the baby and the horse, it broke its\' leg and needed to be put down.

I don\'t recommend jumping when pregnant. Lots of things can damage the precious cargo. Another horror, brain damage to the unborn.

Lots to think about when you want to ride during pregnancy. Like there isn\'t enough to think about?!!

Since riding horses is inherently unpredictable, most of the people I have known who became pregnant have chosen to not ride during that time rather than take any kind of a chance. I also know several who chose to limit their interaction with horses during pregnancy, not just giving up riding.

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I rode my guys and gave lessons until I could not get on or off my horse...

I actually heard on another site of a woman that went and RODE CROSS COUNTRY 3 hours before going into hospital to be induced!!!!
(this i 100% do NOT agree with!!!)

Yup. It all depends on the individual. Are there any complications with the pregnancy early on? Is the mother-to-be in good physical condition? and so on.

I\'d ask your doctor, OBGYN, Pedialite..erm Pediatrition for a clean bill of health first. That is if I were a woman.

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