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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 08:34 pm |
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407lisas G.O.G Community Member 
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Misti, Ditto to what Candy said about wearing a helmet. It's one thing to fall and bruise or break a limb. They eventually heal. It's quite another to fall and crack your skull. WEAR A HELMET. (I yell because I care!)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:12 pm |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member 
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 Oh my Gosh!!!! Wow Hurleycane! You really DID take a tumble. I'm so glad you weren't hurt any worse,..sounds like it was bad enough as it was. And from a 14hh horse. And here I was thinking I'd have been safer on a shorter horse. Thanks for sharing your experiance. You know how misery loves company and it really does give my ego a little boost to know I'm not the only one who took a spill. I still haven't heard back about my x-rays so I'm guessing that means everything looked ok. I have my wonderful prescription pain meds though and it does seem to be easing up a little more every day. I'm also no longer cursing that extra weight gain I have accumulated over the years. I'm now thinking it was some nice additional padding. l1 Yep,.. me and Mr. Lone Ranger wanna be, are going to have to have a talk.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:33 pm |
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Hurleycane
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Misti - now that you are properly broken in - I would like to also share my tumble to earth. Before I do -trust me - you need to loose the friend that rushes back to the barn - a huge NO NO NO! My fall from grace was onto a hard clay ring off of a short haflinger (14 hands)after a quick spook to the side. So it is not the height that will get ya! When I realised I was about to fall - I figured I was so far off to the side that I should just let go. Well everything hit fine: my head bounced (which surprised me) my shoulders and back kinda crunched (ouch I thought) but my signature hips - when those fluffies came - it was like some huge monster picked them up and slammed them to the ground! I can not explain the force of that hit! The force was horrendous and tremendous and was followed by the most intense spasms you could possibly imagine - trust me breathing was a chore! After a while I did get back on, then walked and began to notice an odd grabbing feeling in my crotch. Then came the "gotcha" low back spasms if I tried to bend. So disappointed, I took 800 mg motrin and drove home sad that I had to miss the canal ride. Well in the middle of the night, I woke up in excruciating pain unable to turn over. So the next day I got a ride to the MD for an Xray. Thankfully it was a non-displaced pelvic fracture. No broken back or broken hip joint. I was completely floored that I broke my pelvis as I did not have a bruise on me!!! What happened was I landed on the point of the hip joint and luckily for me the pelvic ring fractured instead of the joint. Very common per the Md - what was not common was that it only fractured in one place as the pelvic ring is like a life saver candy - hard to break in one place. Well 6 weeks later, I swore off little quick horses and english saddles. And let me tell you, anytime I have lost my balance since then, well I take a little hair with me if you know what I mean - "Do not go gentle into that good night - fight fight fight the dying of the light" as the poem goes... And no I won't fall so easy the next time and I'd a given that man some kinda greif for causing a bolt !!! Welcome to the club! and Take it easy but keep movin - Motrin Helps!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 02:10 pm |
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HopeMissouri G.O.G Community Member 
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Knock wood! It's been awhile since I've taken a tumble. Last spill was when Chip decided to do a canter depart from a standstill. He spooked at something in the hedgerow behind us. And you know, what I remember most about the entire event is that moment of suspension when I'm mid-air and thinking, "What the heck?" Then, "This is goinna HURT! A LOT!"
____________________ [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Hope-Missouri/ChipMissyandHope2008-2.jpg[/IMG] [i]My horses give me as much respect as THEY THINK I DESERVE. Their opinion matters.[/i] |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:47 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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l1 Aurora,.. You found my perfect riding gear! It's much more modern than the suit of armor (Yes Candykiss, with helmet. hee hee) that I was considering getting.  His horse is young and does like to push the limits, but he can control her fine. He just does what the mood strikes him to do. Last edited on Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:50 am by Mistiblue ____________________ "The Greatness of a Nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way that its' animals are treated " - Gandhi |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:20 am |
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Candykiss
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Maybe this fellow can't control his horse on the way back to the barn? Yea, this time it was your back (but now you're smacking your head). l1 I know lots of people don't like/wear helmets and it's each person's choice. Heck, my own hubby doesn't usually.....only when he's in a "high risk" ride...... t2 ....right s4. I just work on a traumatic brain injury unit and have seen too many scrambled eggs to take a chance. I don't know if there's been a poll. I know there was at least one thread about helmets.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:16 am |
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Aurora
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Here Misti, maybe you could use one of these LOL (dirt bike gear)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:13 am |
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twhstone G.O.G Community Member 
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Yes the filly is young. She is 4 now but she is following in her mother's stumbling footsteps I'm afraid. My fiance has been a farrier for 20 years and he says he has never seen a horse with joints like hers. She is very loose and flexible and just doesn't seem to catch herself or even try to. We were standing in a sandy, dry river bed the other day and she took a step on her own and fell. Since we really want to ride in the back country I just don't think she is the right horse and I'm not willing to see if she will grow out of it in a few years. I need a safe horse now. It is somewhat tough though because I started her and trained her and her mind is great. My friend will make sure I get the right horse though in the long run. I sort of just want something to jump on and ride and forget training a baby. I at least gave her a good start and I do think she will make an awesome show horse.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:58 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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Candykiss wrote: I encourage the helmet too Misti. Otherwise you just add brain injury to the neck fracture. Can I wear the helmet on my back?  That's what needed protecting this time.  Yeah,.. he goes riding with us every time we go. He is actually a nice fellow but he needs to understand that his actions influence more than just HIS horse and when riding with a group and he can't start acting like the Lone Ranger. This gives me an idea for a poll/survey. (or has this already been done?) I wonder how many of us folks wear hemets and how many don't. Last edited on Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:02 am by Mistiblue ____________________ "The Greatness of a Nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way that its' animals are treated " - Gandhi |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:56 am |
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Aurora
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Yeah I don't know that I would want to ride with this guy again, especially while you are getting to know your horse. twhstone- I think I remember reading about that. She is young right and just looses her balance? I'm sorry she isn't working out.... hope you like the gelding.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:53 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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Your filly fell with you? Eeek! What was she doing that caused her to fall? You were really lucky to not get hurt worse. She could have fallen on you. So she has done this before? Yeah,.. I think I'd try a different horse too.
____________________ "The Greatness of a Nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way that its' animals are treated " - Gandhi |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:51 am |
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Candykiss
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I encourage the helmet too Misti. Otherwise you just add brain injury to the neck fracture. I'm glad you're OK. Will you ride with this jerk again? Last edited on Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:51 am by |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:42 am |
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twhstone G.O.G Community Member
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My filly took yet another fall with me and this one was worse by far. I went down pretty hard and have deep bruising all along my right arm from knuckles to elbow. The ground does seem to be getting harder! I was lucky I landed the way I did or I think I would have broke something. I am giving my filly back to my friend who originally bred the horse. She wants her for show and I don't think this horse is made to be the trail horse I need. I am trying a gelding tomorrow my friend has. As long as he is sure footed and sane I think he will work! Wear a helmet. I could have landed on river rock when my horse fell and at least my helmet protected my head. I never wore one before and now I won't get on a horse without it.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:26 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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Oh, you are so right. The last time I got bounced off a horse was about 22 years ago and I didn't even get a bruise. What's up with that?! s4 I hope you didn't get hurt too badly. I don't know why some people don't use a little more courtesy or just plain common sense when riding around others. No, I don't use a helmet. I probably should but I just can't bring myself to do it. I've known two people who wore helmets when riding and ended up with broken necks. Now I have a phobia of helmets. I know that's unreasonable but I still can't make myself wear one. I'm going to get some good pics of my boy and get them posted soon.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:15 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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LOL,.. yeah,.. I thought I was the Broken one. That guy who let his horse trot has a bad habit of doing stuff like that. Just a couple weeks ago he let his horse gallop back to the barn on the straightaway and he didn't tell the others he was going to do that so they could be prepared. One woman's horse bolted and when she tried to hold him back he reared straight up going up as they were going up an incline and almost went over backwards. She is very experianced though and saw it coming so she just slid off the back and landed on her feet. Her horse took off and not only caught up with the guy but passed him flat out.
____________________ "The Greatness of a Nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way that its' animals are treated " - Gandhi |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:09 am |
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gaitedgirl2 G.O.G Community Member 
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Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope you recover fast and get back to riding soon. And I don't think it's the heigth of the horse so much as how hard the ground is and how you dismount. And I was never graceful at my dismounts. I'm also recovering from a fall off a young gelding in August. Another horse came flying up behind him and he spooked. It's been years since I've fallin off horses and the ground seems to be getting harder. I can remember when we were young cowgirls we were up and down off horses and it never fazed us. I even think I have took worse falls snowboarding out west. I don't like the way doctors always look at us horse riders different than any other sport enthusist. Do you wear a helmet?  -Diane
____________________ I hear in my heart, I hear in its ominous pulses, All day, on the road, the hoofs of invisable horses. -Louise Imogen Guiney, from "wild Ride" |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 02:46 am |
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winddanceragain G.O.G Community Member 
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mistiblue, you have now broke in your guyWay to go cowgirltu1tu1
____________________ "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself." Hopi |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 02:37 am |
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imlizonya
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OWWIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Glad you're gonna be okay! Millie tossed me last week...but it wasn't a doozy....not even a bruise that I could find. Thank you tall green green grass! -|-Feel better soon!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 02:19 am |
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Aurora
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Oh no Misti! OUCH!! I can't imagine falling off a horse that big! Seb is only 14.2. Wish the rider ahead of you had checked with you before trotting off. He sounds like a really good boy though, staying by your side and avoiding trampling you. tu1 I have had a total of 3 unplanned dismounts since owning Seb LOL. All were my fault as well. First one was our first ride at home and I didn't have my saddle yet. Was riding bareback and he speeded up going downhill and broke into a pace- I went off LOL! to1 2nd time he got real nervous about me letting the mares go ahead of him and he just exploded and started bucking. But when I fell off he was just standing next to me with his head down (kinda like saying "sorry"b1) 3rd he was just throwing a temper tantrum and wanted to take off running, so I pulled his head around and he kinda hopped and I went over his shoulder. But I landed on my feet this time (english saddles are easy to get out of lol)BTW- would love to see some pics of you and your boy together. w2
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 01:48 am |
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Mistiblue G.O.G Community Member
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Well, last Sunday I took a spill off my boy and let me tell you,..it hurts to fall from almost 16hh. I thought my horse was 15.2 but he now measures at almost 16hh and it's a hard landing from that height. Here's how it went. Several of us went on a two hour trail ride and it was hot hot HOT. We were all tired and sweaty and ready to be back at the barn. We almost made it too. We were almost back to the property when the guy ahead of me let his horse tot. My boy was getting nervous and I could tell he thought he was being left behind so I allowed him to trot as well to catch up. He was a little too eager though and started to gallop instead of just trotting. I have a new saddle and the stirrups don't stay flared out yet and when my foot came out I couldn't get the stirrup back and started losing my balance. By then Dar had caught up to the other guys horse and she was a cranky mare and kicked at my guy. All the while I'm bouncing off to the side and at that moment I saw we were headed full steam for a big palm tree trunk but I didn't have to worry about running into it. My guy gave some attitude back to the mare and that extra little jounce was all that was needed for me to fall off and land flat on my back. All I could see was hooves all around me and hoped none would step on me because my back hurt too bad to move. I didn't get stepped on though and eventually I was able to get up and hobble over to a vehicle that was waiting to take me back to the barn. I am still super sore but nothing seems to be broken (yes, had to have x-rays taken) and I have some wonderful pain meds to take. :cool: But I was soooo very proud of my Dar. As soon as I hit the ground he not only stopped in his tracks but he moved toward the front of my head (as I was lying flat) where he would be sure and not step on me and just stood there watching me. One of women in our group then came over and grabbed his reins and I think he thought her horse was too close to me and he kept biting at him and trying to move him away. I don't blame my guy at all for my spill,..I just wish the ground had been made of nice soft fuffly stuff. So there's my first spill for many years and I hope it's many, many , MANY more before I do it again.
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