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Re: [RC] Traumatic Brain Injury & I wasn't even riding - RDCARRIEIn a message dated 4/19/2004 11:54:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jonnij@xxxxxxxx writes: Some of the worst accidents with horses I have heard of, have been working with them on the ground. Usually either in the pasture in a "herd", and one horse tries to go after another, and the human is in the way, or when working with young or green horses. With the herd issue, mine are to NEVER go after another if I am nearby. That's good policy. Our 6 know to follow those rules too...if they slip up, we will ensure that they regret their lapse. The one exception is our little 13.3h Paso mare, who hates my 3 1/2 yr old Arab gelding with a passion...she just can't seem to resist going after him when we're in their midst. It cost me a broken elbow a couple of months ago...we were in their midst catching our distance horses to go riding, she swung her butt to try and kick the gelding, and her hindquarters hit me and knocked me flying...I landed on my right side with my hipbone on my right elbow - broke the end off my radius. She *will* learn the rules...we'll see to it. Dawn ============================================================ One of the great joys of being a pompous idiot is that you can do and think whatever you want. ~ Homer Safferwiffle ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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