I was taking lesson on the flat way back when I was a thin and well balanced rider. I had this big ass grade horse needed a 60 or so girth. My girth was just too short and so since the class was starting, I used the back of my truck and got on without a girth. We went through about 20 minutes of class and the instructor announce we would be doing some jumps.I trotted over and said *I thought this was a flat class.* and she said *It is, and you are going to land Flat on your face on the first jump.*

I got off and did not go back to class until I had a girth.