RE: Re: Skeered

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

Very interesting to follow these posts about fear in riding after an
accident. Arlene has had very little trepidation about getting on, riding
around and the like. She has taken me down into some very rough country
around here since she got back on a horse. Places that make you think twice
about whether you really want to go there. (those familiar with her know
what I mean)

The big fear is when the horse makes a sudden move forward and/or she hears
a sound from the rear that can't be identified at once. We believe that it
will subside in time but for now it is lots of trouble.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Claudia Provin [mailto:provincmk@fanninelectric.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 2:39 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: RC: Re: Skeered


I've got to add my two cents' worth to the Skeered stories---several years
ago I was thrown sky-high and came down HARD on dirt as hard as
concrete---oh, my did it HURT!!   When I got my breath back, I got back on
and rode her some more.   (Not too long as PAIN was setting in.)   However,
that did not scare me.   A few weeks later, in a round pen, with soft sand,
with me in a very ill-fitting saddle, I got on a green horse---with trainer
right there in the pen--the horse bolted (no more than 10 feet) - I fell
off---did not hurt ANYTHING---but for some reason that SCARED ME!!   I have
since been scared to get on a "green" horse and start hyperventilating at
the very thought.   That, mixed with my "no-give" hip joints that go into a
cramp the first few moments on a horse, has been very detrimental to my
confidence.

Claudia
Provin's Promises
http://www.equine-marketplace.com/ProvinsPromises



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