Re: It only takes a few seconds...

[Cheryl Newbanks <horsetrails@inficad.com>]

>That  " i landed on my right leg and outstretched right hand" stuff is bad
>news.  Need to think about rolling and going "with" the fall.  Don't try to
>stop it with you hand.  Ain't gonna work :-(

I totally disagree with this rolling theory.  I rolled when I came off of
my horse at a gallop and bounced like a ball.  My bull rider friends say
you should never roll because of the bounce, but you should learn emergency
dismount instead. I can emergency dismount all day now but ya know,
sometimes there isn't enough time to even think of how to come off.  Most
times we don't even know we are gonna come off.  In that split second we
don't always have time to think about where our hands are and things just
end up instinctive.  
   
                                  Cheryl Newbanks 
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