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Sorry, I didn't word myself very clearly. Yes, I was also taught to
form my landing arm like a "wheel", go OVER the shoulder and so forth.
Landing ON the point of the shoulder would be a Bad Thing. I guess
another good argument for getting a good teacher to show you how, rather
than just learning by trial-and-error, huh?
Hoped your shoulder healed up OK.
Susan
> That's what they teach in martial arts. Susan, I was launched while
> posting with no stirrups, extended trot, in the first adv. eq class Cal
> Poly ever offered, into the center of the circle (horse went down on
> both knees, how special). I tried to do a shoulder roll and landed on
> the point of the shoulder. Sprained it. Was very funny to the other
> members of the Karate club; I was president at the time. A 20 year old
> indelible memory.
>
> Some friends run a vaulting program in the Hansen Dam area, and on a
> day's visit last year, I learned the rudiments of vaulting from them.
> The most important part was that when you hit the ground, even after a
> successful vault, you roll.
>
> I was riding downhill behind a friend one day when her horse tripped,
> did a complete flip and launched her, she put her arms out and broke
> both bones at the wrist from the impact, a very painful injury. It was
> a good lesson to both of us about how not to fall.
>
> Lynne
> and Rem-member Me
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