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RE: [RC] [RC] Rearing - Chris Paus

I've had that happen. Horse reared up and fell over backwards on me. Not fun. My body hurt for months and I was lucky to live thru the whole episode.




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From: Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp (E-mail)" <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] Rearing
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:54:14 -0700
> I learned something valuable here on RC a few years ago, and I
>don't remember who it was that mentioned it. When a horse rears
>dangerously, you can mash down on their withers, neck or head with
>your hand and they will reflexly tuck their head to get away from
>the pressure, thus bringing their front feet back to the ground. It
>really works, as I have done it several times.
> Some rider's instincts are to pull back on the rein, as a
>knee-jerk way of telling the horse to "stop" what he's doing. This,
>of course can bring the horse right on over on top of you. You can't
>buy enough Bactine to feel better after that. Dr Q
>
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