I didn't break my collarbone but had an
evulsion=that is when the soft tissue erupts out of the collarbone.
This happened when I was jumping-the mare I was riding had an undiagnosed
neurological problem. She collapsed *in the air* as we were going
over a jump, and as I tucked and rolled, she did too. She landed on
me.
I went to Ireland the next week to
ride. I needed help mounting, but was ok when I was aboard. I
rode one handed.
In retrospect, I probably should have taken
it easy. But, I am fine now. So, maybe we all worry way too
much. Does your cllarbone hurt a whole lot? Can you ride
without hurting it? That is the main point.
Are you ok?
mary c
"My gelding hit a sink hole this afternoon at
an easy trot. So far he seems fine (no heat or swelling in the leg
-- sound at the walk but don't know yet about at a trot), but I have a
broken collarbone. Clean break with no displacement.
I already know that I will not wait to ride
until I get the repeat x-rays at 6 to 8 weeks (as the docs insisted that I
should), but I figure that I should probably wait until I no longer
need painkillers.
For those of you who've had this injury, how
long did you wait to ride after such an injury, and what would you
recommend?"
