tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post464815630371163899..comments2023-05-18T04:06:32.186-04:00Comments on Calm, Forward, Straight: In the Arena #122 - If it doesn't kill you...Calm, Forward, Straighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-73859062708662881332012-05-27T18:05:33.338-04:002012-05-27T18:05:33.338-04:00I don't know how I missed this post, but I'...I don't know how I missed this post, but I'm so glad you're okay!<br /><br />Your trainer gave you some good advice, although I'm sure it's hard not to sit and ponder what you could have done differently. It's definitely something we prefer not to repeat. A new helmet is a great idea!in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-90891592399956060812012-05-25T17:50:58.217-04:002012-05-25T17:50:58.217-04:00OUCH on that hip shiner! So glad the helmet saved ...OUCH on that hip shiner! So glad the helmet saved any serious injury! :) Falling SUCKS.Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-57794121014172286342012-05-24T09:48:32.347-04:002012-05-24T09:48:32.347-04:00Hope by now you are back to normal, and wearing a ...Hope by now you are back to normal, and wearing a new helmet. :)Malinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632559647246867762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-42170140905192265292012-05-22T13:47:48.200-04:002012-05-22T13:47:48.200-04:00WOW!! This post was like watching an action advent...WOW!! This post was like watching an action adventure movie! And that bruise! OOOOHHHEEEEEEE!!!! You go girl! Getting back up and riding after a plop like that! You are Super Girl! No, a WONDER WOMAN!And then the rainbow! It's like the universe is playing with you!baystatebrumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157539477153261305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-91214339436362392352012-05-21T20:08:43.722-04:002012-05-21T20:08:43.722-04:00Oh, no - so sorry to hear this! Definitely get a n...Oh, no - so sorry to hear this! Definitely get a new helmet, definitely do a quick and realistic assessment of what went wrong so you can learn and move forward.<br /><br />Epsom salts, arnica, and a little bit of time!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-10738477755579194552012-05-21T19:11:17.038-04:002012-05-21T19:11:17.038-04:00Glad you're okay! You already know you need a...Glad you're okay! You already know you need a new helmet, but that new saddle you love that hit the dirt -- you need to check the tree, if you haven't already. That's enough to crack it.Katiehttp://www.reflectionsonriding.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-79952555560966442272012-05-21T12:31:01.880-04:002012-05-21T12:31:01.880-04:00So sorry you parted ways and your hip looks really...So sorry you parted ways and your hip looks really ouchie but your attitude about it is great. It is inevitable but we would certainly like to avoid it as much as possible. I had a bit of wild ride on Coro yesterday, myself - I know if we'd had any kind of unusual stimulus he probably would have gotten away or out from underneath me. Please do get a new helmet.Lara Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661093611286883883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-88304694094686046142012-05-20T16:44:04.326-04:002012-05-20T16:44:04.326-04:00Your rainbow is awesome...and this time, takes the...Your rainbow is awesome...and this time, takes the place of your self photoallhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-58063719028404351372012-05-20T16:42:54.454-04:002012-05-20T16:42:54.454-04:00Dag C! You don't do it small from a horse lik...Dag C! You don't do it small from a horse like that!<br /> Bet it was painfull firstly, to see your new saddle go flying. And then you...with all the stuf going on around you, bless your heart for forward thoughts of riding. <br /><br />So sorry for your pains and also, so happy nothing is broken, save your helmet. Do get a new cool one!<br /><br /> I know who is next on the call list...Chiro or massage! E does sound like a goodie to be briefed by! <br />Your attitude is stellar .<br />Praying for quick healing.<br />KKallhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-39176591899539842942012-05-20T06:35:19.937-04:002012-05-20T06:35:19.937-04:00Thank god for helmets! I'm glad that you have ...Thank god for helmets! I'm glad that you have put your unscheduled dismount into such good perspective. Love the rainbow! A good omen to just keep moving forward, even if you're limping. This too shall pass.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-21291768198737144262012-05-19T22:13:05.535-04:002012-05-19T22:13:05.535-04:00YEA! For helmets and being a lot further from our ...YEA! For helmets and being a lot further from our next unscheduled dismount! Glad you and Val are ok!Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592550479590865564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-27599854044186816292012-05-19T11:56:01.675-04:002012-05-19T11:56:01.675-04:00Ouch! Naughty Val. I'm glad you're okay, a...Ouch! Naughty Val. I'm glad you're okay, although if you had blurry vision you should have gotten a check on the noggin, naughty girl! A local rider just died in her sleep a few weeks back. Turns out she had a cracked helmet, apparently she fell off her horse and didn't tell anyone and had a brain hemorrhage in her sleep. Better to be safe than sorry!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-14759278716156672982012-05-19T11:53:49.107-04:002012-05-19T11:53:49.107-04:00Oh no! Ouch!Oh no! Ouch!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-10715203241727530022012-05-19T10:52:37.191-04:002012-05-19T10:52:37.191-04:00Ouch! Glad to hear you're mostly OK and have ...Ouch! Glad to hear you're mostly OK and have a good attitude about it. Love what you're trainer had to say about it. Everybody falls, regardless of skill level or experience. It's something we just have to deal with. If you're going to ride, you're going to fall sometime. I'm actually overdue for one. ;)A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-59614201640234951752012-05-19T09:28:44.136-04:002012-05-19T09:28:44.136-04:00Glad you are ok. A hot bath in epsom salts will u...Glad you are ok. A hot bath in epsom salts will untie some of those bruised muscles. <br />I will take a jumping fall over a bucking fall any day. When I get bucked off I feel like a giant hand just picked me up and threw me down on the ground. <br />Good words from your trainer. It is sometimes hare to remember that mostly the horses forget the incident immediately.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571711150060964222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-50401262044691858842012-05-19T09:25:39.528-04:002012-05-19T09:25:39.528-04:00I am glad that you are okay. Nice imprint picture...I am glad that you are okay. Nice imprint pictures. Visiting dogs make me nervous, which makes Harley nervous. It is hard to be mad at them for getting spooky around a predator that looks like a wolf. <br /><br />Feel better fast!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-49833176322604609492012-05-19T07:41:26.043-04:002012-05-19T07:41:26.043-04:00OW, it looks like you really got the bad end of th...OW, it looks like you really got the bad end of the deal! I'm glad you're mostly OK... falling off sucks no matter how you do it.<br /><br />And yeah, time for a new helmet!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-5474057724409838672012-05-19T07:33:45.514-04:002012-05-19T07:33:45.514-04:00Sorry to hear about your unscheduled dismount. I h...Sorry to hear about your unscheduled dismount. I hate those. Nice shiner, glad you were wearing a helmet. Like you said statistically you're good for a while longer. I went 11 years in between falls so I'm hoping I'm good too. I thought I needed a new helmet too so I got one but not before tearing the other one apart(just to see) and there wasn't even a hairline crack in it. I was so annoyed for ruining a perfectly good helmet. Anyway, get a new one to be safe. <br /><br />Hope you feel better soon. Have a good weekend.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-54313861910899945272012-05-19T07:32:29.627-04:002012-05-19T07:32:29.627-04:00Glad you are ok, although, I know you don't fe...Glad you are ok, although, I know you don't feel 100%. You must have hit hard. That bruise looks really sore. Ouch. Poor you and poor Val. I bet he was confused but then happy you got back on and rode him again. Sorry about the pain. That is the pits.<br /><br />I agree with everything your trainer said, especially the part about keeping the flow into whatever your horse interpreted from you ask, even if it is wrong. Smoothly going just makes them less worried and confused. I think that is hard for us humans to not "fix" everything straightaway. <br /><br />I also like what you said about the percentage that you won't fall soon being better now. I am embarrassed to tell you how bad my percentage is now. I don't like it one bit. When I was young, I would fall off so often that I always felt safe! Kooky. Now, it has been too long and my days are numbered. <br /><br />Love the rainbow - very apropos.<br /><br />Feel better!juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488138405040629084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-60935916770181723352012-05-19T06:15:49.344-04:002012-05-19T06:15:49.344-04:00Ouch!! Definitely a new helmet, even if it still l...Ouch!! Definitely a new helmet, even if it still looks OK. Best thought is to just focus on what's right and ignore what's wrong, and then shape, as your trainer said. Glad you're not too shook up by the whole thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-6871543636561826072012-05-19T00:04:50.214-04:002012-05-19T00:04:50.214-04:00The advice from your trainer sounds very similar t...The advice from your trainer sounds very similar to what I get from ours. Good advice. I'm glad you weren't hurt badly and definitely get a new helmet. When you fall, you damage the integrity of the helmet. These things happen so fast -- one minute you are cantering along and the next minute you are on the ground or your toes are broken and you're thinking "what the heck happened?!"Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-54250844256273680652012-05-18T23:26:50.775-04:002012-05-18T23:26:50.775-04:00Glad you are ok!Glad you are ok!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-54750956956420102122012-05-18T23:09:45.053-04:002012-05-18T23:09:45.053-04:00Yeowch, that's a big shiner on your hip! I...Yeowch, that's a big shiner on your hip! I'm so glad you're okay and that your head is alright. Helmets are a beautiful thing.Mona Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077277801514781079noreply@blogger.com