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Re: [RC] falling safely - Bette LamoreWhen I was first learning to ride, I was at a riding academy (not having a horse of my own then and living in the Chicago suburbs). We spent several lessons doing the "tuck and roll" off of our horses. I guess the good news is that all that training has paid off MANY times as it was my instinctual response whenever my horse has provoked an "involuntary dismount" or when I have bailed of my own volition--- HOWEVER.. as they say..."When you are up to your "arse" in alligators, it is sometimes difficult to remember that your original objective was to drain the swamp!" I should add, though, that my daughter refused to learn this lesson (I apparently did not instill the fear in her that the gestapo riding instructors instilled in me) and she has thus far broken a wrist and 2 ankles. My only broken bones from riding occurred when I DIDN'T choose to tuck and roll right away and stayed with the horse through his bucking frenzy (due to a client's saddle not fitting correctly-- she insisted it was the correct fit! Thank God I got on him first) and I wound up walking like a hooker after a hard night ;-) I later found out I had broken my pelvis in 2 places from the impacts!! What I want to know is--- HOW THE HECK DO COWBOYS RIDE THOSE BRONCOS ???!!! I would think that they all would sound like the Viennese Boys choir after sustaining their impacts! Bette, who has no need to ride out the bucks EVER again! Dyane Smith wrote: As one who spent the first 50 years of her life falling "safely" off more horses than most people have even seen, I can tell you with the confidence instilled by ten broken bones, that turning 50 is a huge factor in the "safe-fall equation". -- Bette Lamore Whispering Oaks Arabians Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance! http://www.arabiansporthorse.com Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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