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Ed Kilpatrick wrote:

> here is something i havent done in a couple of years, i spent some 
> time training a horse to stand if i fall off.  i started by riding him 
> around, quickly dismounting, then falling down.  didnt freak him out 
> too bad.  then i would get a little more dramatic about it, and do 
> more of a "stuntman" fall.  it didnt take long before he caught on, 
> and he would just stand there and wait for me to get back up and do it 
> again.   it is good training, especially if you are the type of rider 
> who falls off a lot anyway.  :-)    just be very careful if you do 
> this.  and i would recommend having someone else hang around and watch 
> while you do it.    ed



No, actually I'd recommend having YOU do it for me.  Sounds like a 
wonderful idea, but I could never do it myself.  When I fall off, I just 
go "splat."

Amber


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