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[RC] re: horse with attitude and comments from non horse people - maryI have also come
off many times since I started riding again 7 years ago. Those quick
stops/dropped shoulders, especially when traveling at speed are killers. I
haven't really gotten hurt yet except for aches and pains and one time a
concussion.
Non-horse people
seem to think that either I am crazy for getting back on again or that
I must be a terrible rider and have no excuse for being on a
horse. I had this horse for a short while that occasionally turned
into a rodeo type bucking horse . She tossed me (in a soft sand arena) and
I held on to the reins and broke the tip of my finger. I told everyone
that I tripped, fell and caught my finger on the porch. Now they all
think I am clumsy too. What really got me, was when the owner of a
stable I was at for a while told me that I had fallen more than she
had in her entire life. Of course she rode only in the indoor arena and
only rode well-broke pokey western pleasure horses. - Never out on trail
with elk jumping out in front of her - not to mention the moose and the horse
eating rocks and trees.
So, I just want to tell you all that I love hearing
that there are others that are good riders and yet eat dirt too
occasionally. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
-
mary
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