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I had a gelding I adored and he and I were closely bonded.  He was a 
terrific endurance horse, but he could blow 6 feet sideways without warning, 
and pull right out from under me.  Having a low center of gravity :-)) I 
landed on my hip, first one, then the other.  At my age I didn't need a 
broken hip.  After the second time he dumped me, and several other near 
misses, I gave in to better judgment and sold him to my 14 year old 
granddaughter, who is fearless, has better balance, rides superbly, and 
bounces.  He didn't spook in competition, but he would do so on training 
rides around home.  Consequently, I was always on the defensive and he was 
always ready to find something to spook at...sometimes something as simple 
as a fern.  I was dumped only twice in 3-1/2 years, but it was one time too 
many.  It just wasn't fun and it didn't make sense, as far as my safety.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elysa Braunstein" <elysavmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:22 PM
Subject: [RC] falling off the horse-long



My non-riding friends think I'm insane to want to ride, and my endurance 
friends are also beginning to wonder about me. Splendor does not have a mean 
bone in his body, but he is excitable.

Here are my questions:
1., how long before I can ride again (my other, non-spooky horse)? Do I just 
wait til it stops hurting too much?
2., anyone have any suggestions other than a velcro-butt graft?
3., how many times have you ridecampers fallen off a horse before you 
started questioning your sanity regarding that particular horse?
4., on average, how many times do you fall off per year?




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