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RE: [RC] [RC] Horse Flipped - Laurie Durgin

I rode hills all the time, often with mud. I 2 -point. (put wieght in stirrups and lift fanny out of saddle and put your wieght over his center of gravity, which is right behind his withers, and grab mane if you have too.)
But, that said, your horse lost his footing. . . hence his balance shifted. Unless you could vault off over the shoulder at the precise moment. . . no, not much you could have done. Live and learn, like we all do and don't be afraid to say to yourself," nah, this isn't a good place to go up (or down or across).Think I''ll skip this one. . . " I'm sure you and a treat bag can make it up to him. . .


From: Ibiteraaarr@xxxxxxx
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Horse Flipped
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:15:50 EST

Yesterday afternoon I spent much of my ride going up and down various grades.
My horse enjoys doing "hill" work (South Louisiana isn't exactly mountainous
terrain), and he's gotten progressively better at it with his balance, footing
and focus. But we were going up onto a small beach at the river that runs
through the property and his hind legs got caught in a quicksand patch and he
sunk up to his hocks. It happened really fast and I'm not sure where he lost his
grip on the beach but we went over backwards. When I felt him reach the point
where he couldn't move forward, I pushed myself out of the saddle and off to
his left. He twisted himself away and fell off to the right and more on his
side then his back. We fell into water with sand underneath, so it was a soft
cushion and neither of us are hurt, but I can't help but feel guilty and
irresponsible. I asked my horse to do a lot and venture into water and down grades
that he was uncertain of, and he did everything I asked of him. I feel really
horrible. When we got up, we were both rattled slightly, but he was not
uncontrollable and he actually had regained his bearings and stayed quiet. He really
took it like a trooper, and I can't brush past the feeling that he put his trust
in me, and I let something happen. It also bothers me that I was immediatly
more concerned with getting to him and making sure he was ok, rather then my
own health, given I could have been crushed, miscarried, killed, etc. Argh. I
think I'm just hormonal. Was there something else I could have done to keep
him upright? Is there something *I* did wrong? I tried to lean forward further
across his neck but I've never had a horse flip back before and it happened so
fast, everything was just reaction.

Guilty feeling mom,
Liz

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