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Ouch!!! two falls in one day... ack!!!! The things we do for love of horses and riding!

 

chris

Karen Williams <kc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Actually, I think us over 50'ers bounce better than we think we would.  I had a bone density scan last year and since I'm pretty active, I anticipated no problems.  Imagine my shock when my doctor told me the results were "awful"!  For about 2 weeks I skulked about the house, afraid to go anywhere for fear I might break.  I spent the time on the internet talking to others with osteoperosis and checking out exactly what the pills the doctor prescribed for me do.  I unsubbed from the osteo list, tossed the pills and went riding.  In April the inevitable happened at an endurance ride.  Just as we were approaching a turn, a runner came around the corner from the opposite direction.  My horse went one way and I went the other, landing pretty much exactly as you did, reins in hand, flat on my back.  I lay there for a minute or so taking stock and to my surprise -- nothing broke, split, cracked, shattered -- nada.  Interesting.  Just to make sure that wasn't a fluke, the exact same thing happened about 2 hours later when my horse thought the horse coming from the opposite direction was going to attack him.  Again, I'm laying on the ground, reins in hand -- no harm done.  I wasn't even sore the next day. 

 

Maybe after all these years we''ve just learned how to fall.

 

Riding a 14h horse doesn't hurt either.

 

Karen

(closer to 60 than 50)

 

Karen Williams
Spotsylvania, VA
www.mattariver.com

----- Original Message -----

From: Chris Paus

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:44 PM

Subject: [RC] scientific research

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That's when I got to test my hypothesis. Mare did a drop shouldered spook spin. I flew off her left side. I landed first on my hip, then back. I held on to the reins, when said mare decided to see how far she could haul me. When I let go of the reins I did indeed BOUNCE. My body bounced, my neck snapped backwards and I smacked my head on very dry, drought ridden Kansas clay... pretty much like hitting concrete.

After I assessed the damage and realized that I was going to live, I also realized that my hypothesis would never become a theory because it was just disproven. Now I know that to really debunk this hypothesis, one would have to repeat the experiment several times. I'm asking for volunteers. You can do the experiment on your own time under varying conditions. The only requirement is that you must be over 50 years of age!

Thanks. Let me know the results of your field studies. (oh, please wear a helmet... I did and thank goodness!)

chris and ali whose halo slipped quite a bit

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

 

Chris Paus

BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus

Lake Region SWA  http://lakeregionswa.fws1.com

 

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

 

Chris Paus

BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus

Lake Region SWA  http://lakeregionswa.fws1.com