Re: RC: Re: RIDING WITH WRIST IN A CAST

[twoodcock@lendleaserei.com]

My mother always wondered why her daughters ended up in ER more than her sons.

The one bone I have EVER broken was from a fall off of a horse (It was summer, I
was 14, riding 3yo horse down middle of paved road, bareback, horse spooked at a
COW?!? and slipped.  I fell off and broke the growth plate in my hand trying to
protect my face).  My parents were at work, and I was on my way to meet my best
friend at the halfway point between our houses, about 6 miles away.  Caught
horse, walked home, cleaned cuts on hands and face with horse's linamint,
wrapped hand/wrist/lower arm with ace bandage, jumped back on horse and hauled
tail to make the meeting on time.

Got back home at about 10pm after a full day of riding, and asked Dad if he
thought I might have broken a finger.  Had a cast covering 3 fingers, all of
wrist and up to elbow for 6 weeks, but rode everyday anyway, just didn't tell
Mom.

No way I could do that now.  The older I get the more sensitive to
pain/stupidity!

-Tamara




"Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net> on 08/24/2000 04:41:14 AM

To:   "Celeste Murray" <celestem@badgermining.co.za>, ridecamp@endurance.net
cc:    (bcc: Tamara Woodcock/US1/Lend Lease)

Subject:  RC:  Re: RIDING WITH WRIST IN A CAST




I don't know.  My arm was in a cast because I was riding my pony backwards(
facing his tail), and he wouldn't go forward, cause it felt so strange.  So
I smacked him on the butt.  He went - so did I.  Course I had to put my
hands out to keep from landing on my face - guess my  wrist just couldn't
take it.  Think it was about the 7th time in ER that summer.  (I'll tell
you about swinging from the hot water pipe in the basement and resultilng
flood, getting the pony sunk in mud up to his withers, etc. etc.  some
other time) My mother was a saint.


Cel

> Let me tell you my mom was madder than what your mom could have ever been
> <vbg>
>
> Celeste
>
> > LMAO!!!
> >
> >
> > The only time my arm was in a cast, I was about 11 years old.  It was
> Summer
> > and we were all playing cricket in the front garden.  I was really
pissed
> > that I wasn't allowed to bat "because my arm was in a cast".
> >
> >
> > Easy peasy : into the kitchen and hacked the thing off with a knife -
it
> had
> > only been on 4 weeks and was supposed to stay on 6.  Boy, was my mom
mad!
> >
> >
> > Tracey
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carol Thompson <CYThompsonFL@webtv.net>
> > To: Tracey <tracey@tbt.co.za>
> > Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> > Date: 22 August 2000 08:01
> > Subject: RIDING WITH WRIST IN A CAST
> >
> >
> > Unlike endurance riders, who of course are perfectly sane.   When I
tore
> > the ligament in my ankle, I nearly drove the nurse putting on the cast
> > nuts making sure my foot was at a good angle for riding.
> >
> > Carol in FL
> >
> >
> >
> >
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