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[RC] learning from riding accidents - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: carolyn beckstrom gemsong1@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I recently had a similar riding accident as someone else posted - riding with boa boots with no added traction diagonally on a muddy, snowy hill. My horse's legs slipped out from under him, he fell on his side trapping my leg between him and a log. my leg snapped around the log breaking my ankle. when he got up, my foot was stuck in the stirrup at a very unusual angle. He stood still and I was somehow able to reach up and disengage my foot. I was riding with a friend who had a cell phone and called 911. No way I could have gotten out of the woods if I was alone. Surgery that night gave me a metal plate in my leg with 8 screws and no riding for a while. Lessons I learned were to always carry a cell phone, leave a note where you are riding if going out alone, and I am investing in safety stirrups. PS - besides this incident, the boa boots are great. they stay on, no rubbing and are easy to use. Carolyn and Gem (who are missing the first half of ride season!) ===========================================================REAL endurance is taking your non-horsey family to a ridecamp with you! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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