Thank you for all the inputs on protective vests. This really is a
great group of people. Tried on the Tipperary eventing vest and liked it a
lot better than the cheaper brands. Haven't found a Casel-equi vest to try
in my area yet but I like the idea of the additional shoulder protection.
May or may not have helped when I land directly on my shoulder in Nov and ended
up with my collar bone in 3 pieces, my shoulder blade in a bunch of pieces, and
6 broken ribs with a slightly collapsed lung. My biggest regret in light
of the hospital treatment which consisted only of diagnostics, 2 nights stay and
painkillers, was in going to the hospital in the first place and racking up over
$30,000 in medical bills. None of the breaks were the type that are
set. You just grin and bear them for a couple of months. I guess
piece of mind is worth something (not $30,000+ though). All this happened
around the time of the thread discussing what we think of as we're going down-I
distinctly remember thinking, "Whoa Rocky, you sumnabeach" and then, "This is
gonna hurt." It did.
One the bright side however, I trail rode my mare, Jackie, yesterday
for the first time since the wreck. I was on her for a full 30 seconds
when she slipped in the mud and fell on to her side. She fell towards my
good shoulder though, it was in slow motion, and since I landed on my butt, no
harm done. Nice to get the first fall after an injury out of the way so as
to get over the heebie-jeebies quickly. Really do need to get a vest
though. Thanks for all your help.
