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Spottedracer@xxxxxx wrote:

> When I was young and a rein broke when I was breezing a racehorse... 
> Coming up on the backturn, you feel that hindend drop into 'high 
> gear', you know you've got about 2-3 strides before that horse doesn't 
> turn and hits the rail (many racehorses will just go straight if you 
> don't pull them into the turn, hard to do that with only an outside 
> rein..)
>
> I had those 2-3 strides to try and bail, thinking to myself 'this is 
> going to F*&$%$&^ Hu.... ... Didn't even finish the sentence as we 
> smashed into the side rail - him going through it - me slumping to the 
> base of it (I had managed to swing half-way off in my attempt to 
> bail)..... I finished my sentence after putting my lower leg back 
> where it should be (you don't feel the pain of a shattered lower leg 
> for a few seconds - I just looked down, realized my leg looked kind've 
> crooked - decided to make it look straight... then the pain hit!! 
> Thankgod it was a closed injury!!)..... The outriders, trainer and 
> owner could hear me cussing on the other side of the track....... 
> Ended up with a titanium rod in one leg, slight concussion, sprained 
> back, and tons of 'road burn' on one side... Worse 'horse injury' I've 
> ever had!!
>
> Since then, I've done a impressive 'grand prix' flip over the top of 
> my galloping Endurance horse (she stumbled and went down on her front 
> knees).... I've done an impressive 12' high full back flip (the green 
> horse I was on, caught 8' of air without warning)... Came off and bit 
> dirt countless times - flat on the face or on the back is easy - it 
> HURTS for 6 months when you land on a knee!!!!  The 'easiest' ones are 
> when you end up in at least 3-4' of water w/loose gravel undrneith. 
> Softens the impact **grin**..... With my 1/2 mile stretch of wide 
> creek trailhead - I end up in it - at least 2-3X per year.. Whether it 
> be a green mount - or a horse slip...
>
> Nowadays - I ALWAYS where my helmet and my 'protective vest'... 
> Started wearing the protective vest after my teammate and I had a 
> 'synchronized bite the dust' over on Natchez Trace. SHE was wearing a 
> vest - I wasn't (just a helment).. She didn't have any torso/back pain 
> - I hurt for WEEKS... Bought a vest the next week,,,,
> - LP

So LP, you win the "worst wrecks" special division!
Or does that mean you lost? I forget.
Keith

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