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Horseriding Zara

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gillybob Mon 08-Jul-13 22:13:53

My DIL was riding up until the last weeks of all her pregnancies and would have probably been riding on the day of the birth but for the fact that she couldn't physically get on the horse! No damage done at all and my three grandchildren are the fittest most active children ever. They are all keen riders too !

What a fuss they love to make. Perhaps these royal babies are more precious than any of our mere mortals? hmm

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Bags Mon 08-Jul-13 22:12:35

Perhaps it's rather to do with the possibility of falling off. But Zara Phillips isn't going to fall off.

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Ella46 Mon 08-Jul-13 22:09:29

I assume (should never assume) that it's the jogging up and down that is slightly? dangerous if you're pregnant.

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Bags Mon 08-Jul-13 22:04:45

Why isn't one supposed to horseride when one is pregnant? Is it worse than cycling? If so, why?

I cycled until a couple of weeks before DD2 was born, and was one my bike again three weeks after. Actually, I had a break from cycling for a while because I fell off the bike when I was six months pregnant and chipped my elbow, but that aside.... that labour was only an hour and twenty-five minutes long from me realising I was having contractions a few minutes apart to her being born.

Anyway, the question, why is it NHS advice not to horseride when pregnant?
I should probably do some googling but CBA so don't mind if get figuratively swatted for being a lazybones. Going to bed shortly.

moon

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