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OUCH!!!! Those sound like they really hurt. Although I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in trying to avoid riding by myself if at all possible, We have a big cougar problem around here I am absolutely terrified of them! We have seen one while out riding our trails before along with a bobcat(those don't worry my as much) and they have "visited" the nearby home's as well killing a dog and some chicken's. Their is nothing scarier then on your way back home to look down and see cat prints in the mud along with your horses it makes you wonder just how close they got.I used to ride at a place and where the end of our trail led us to the back of a animal rehabilitation place and the cougar pen's were right their and that was our lunch spot he got very used to them and Bear's so  I got the freaking out over a big cat out of my gelding he would have no problem walking right up to the fencing and wouldn't blink an
 eye, The down side I now worry that he may not warn me something is wrong if he smells/hears one.  So I avoid riding alone I figure their is safety in number's and if not well I'll just hope they are all slower then us :-P  
Jamie
Nancy <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Wow, I had the same injury with a fractured tail bone added to increase the misery.  That will be 2 years ago this Christmas day.  It has taken over a year and a half to heal from that.  Yes, the coccyx fracture was really bad as I had neurological complications, but the pelvic suture subluxation was worse by far.  It took 2 weeks to get that sucker back in place!  I hope to never see that bad boy again, ever.

As far as riding alone, I never did it until about 6 months ago.  My horse, Jazzi is now 7 and finally mature enough to not spook at every little thing out of place on the trail.  She has also stopped the spinning, catapult maneuver too.  I am so happy she can go alone as day 2 of the Fort Tejon Fandango (in the pouring rain) we rode over half of the ride alone.  This ride while very difficult with thousands of feet in elevation change was magic for us as a team.  The bound we formed while slip sliding has made all the difference.  Yes, Jazzi can still be a real pill, but she is now bonded to me and is listening to me, something she did not do before.

Yesterday we were out doing a long trot before the rains moved in we spooked a really big red tailed hawk from the side of the tail were it was feeding.  The wing span was at least 6 feet wide.  Jazzi did a sedate little half hearted jump to the side and clamed as I told her,? it?s OK girl.?  Before she would have done a 180 degree spin in a nanosecond and try to run home. 

Nancy Reed

Lazy J Ranch

Elfin (wet) Forest, CA

 

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Don't let anyone make you feel bad for not wanting to ride alone. I, too had an incident once that caused me to avoid riding alone if at all possible.=  I ran into a bear while on a very rarely used trail. My horse spun back up a very steep hill, I ended up doing an unplanned flying dismount, landed o= n my water bottle that was on my waist. I could not get back on my horse. There is a suture in your pelvis that had "slipped"..I could not stand on on= e leg, could not raise my other leg. Thankfully my horse stayed with me, an= d also knew how to tail. He pulled me out of a canyon in 105 degree heat on=  August 25th.

 

When I got to civilization, I flagged down a passerby. She later said that = as soon as I handed her the horse's reins, I passed out.

 

I only ride alone when I can tell someone where I am going and when I will = be back. Then I stay on the Tevis trail, or the Folsom Lake trail where the= re is a reasonable amount of recreational use.

 

It takes a bit of work to build a network of local riders, but it is worth = it, IMO..

 

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