Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Concussions/was runaways

In a message dated 08/12/2002 12:34:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
CTRider1085@xxxxxxx writes:

> He started yelling at everyone in sight...didn't want any body to touch 
him, 
>  look at him, cussed us all out, and went for one guy with his fists!  And 
>  this is my "little" brother...he knew some words I've never even heard 
of!!  
> 
>  He was 14 at the time....and says he doesn't remember a thing! =)
>  

I was told "combativeness" was a symptom of concussion. A couple months ago I 
fell off my horse and slammed backwards onto my head. Was wearing a helmet. 
Dented it.

Anyway last thing I remember was cantering up hill...my horse slightly 
spooking, I lost my balance and then he just jumped right out from under me. 

I vaguely remember my friend telling me she was going to slug me if I didn't 
stop fighting. (She was holding me down, afraid I had hurt my back bad since 
I slammed so hard and was out cold. Said I kept saying..."where's my horse? 
what happened?"

Next thing I remember was the paramedics tell me they would chemically 
paralyze me if I didn't hold still (they strapped me to a board!) I told one 
of the firemen I loved him...have no idea why.

Took me to the trauma unit. I started shaking real bad and couldn't 
stop...they told me not to try and stop it was normal...the adrenaline dump 
your body does causes some strange reactions.

You know I think I already wrote about this on this list...must be the 
concussion  :-p~~

BTW first runaway fall was off my first horse...a gymkhana pony named GoGo I 
had as a teen. I thought he would look better in a snaffle so traded his 
shank for one. Got on and WOW he bolted...weehee he was free. Headed straight 
for the only tree in the field, like he knew I would bail...he was sorta 
playing chicken. I ducked the branch, he swerved and I fell into a pile of 
sharp rocks, broke a rib. An old cowboy type drove up in a pickup and said 
"that looked like it hurt" and I told him it did. Climbed in the truck to go 
chase my pony, who ran home. Cowboy had an open bottle of whiskey and gave me 
a swig...he said "you'll need it"... and i did.

Never rode GoGo with that snaffle again.



Melanie Snowhite
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