sasquatch
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Okay, so I wish I was joking.
B isn't sound in trot, however he's fine in walk and I've been walking him at least every other day for 10-20 minutes. This is recent, has been a week and he is overdue his feet being done (farrier is coming out friday, but has been very busy as I have seen him at work and he has tried his best to fit me in) so I am reluctant to call the vet until his feet are done and I know it isn't just as they're long.
We went for our walk in the arena today, and B was fine until he spooked. He can spook quite violently so he spun and bolted. I'm not sure exactly what happened next. I THINK he bucked and then spun, because that's what it felt like. I can remember seeing my saddle going one way and either had an out of body experience or thought I was superman because I can remember seeing saddle going to the left, and realising I was going right lol. I'm fairly sure I landed on my head/face.
I do not remember getting up, but was up on my feet straight away as B had run off and there was a lesson in the other half of the arena. I had undone my hat at one point, and B had run over to a friend who was being taught in the lesson and she said something about my hat and my response was something like 'oh is it smashed?' when she meant the buckle was unclipped (which I had done). Head was pounding to start with and I felt a bit off and shaken. Cannot remember what was said to me, other than something about lunging, and that my nose felt a bit odd. So I then lunged B, and am now sure he is not sound as he was definitely hopping on his left front on his right rein in trot (or at least I think it was that way round?) and it's his left front that he hasn't seemed right on. He isn't the type to buck either, and whilst he'll drop a shoulder and spin, it's rare he'd do it so violently (usually, I can sit to them, apart from when he teleports from halt to other side of the dressage arena when judge puts car window down) and the last time I had a fall where he seemed to buck and try to get me off he was sore. I'm just hoping he hasn't made anything worse by his antics.
Anyway, gravity did the thing where what goes up must come down. I would have stayed on until the short stop and sudden drop (of shoulder) and I am fairly sure I managed to land on the right side of my face as it is nice and red, warm and swollen. Don't think I've broken anything as it isn't sore to touch.
I feel absolutely fine, but am going to try and take it easy. I'm meant to be in work tomorrow (my boss is also the instructor who was teaching) so if I go in I may say to her I don't want to ride as I did land on my head. It would have been about 6pm it happened, so I am trying to stay awake for a little bit longer tonight but don't seem to have any signs of concussion. It's hard to tell if I'm being any weirder than normal! I have an ice pack for my face too, at least my black eye may match my burgundy dress for a friends birthday next week.
Will keep an eye on B too, there's no obvious heat or swelling in his legs but if he looks much worse tomorrow vet will be called.
B isn't sound in trot, however he's fine in walk and I've been walking him at least every other day for 10-20 minutes. This is recent, has been a week and he is overdue his feet being done (farrier is coming out friday, but has been very busy as I have seen him at work and he has tried his best to fit me in) so I am reluctant to call the vet until his feet are done and I know it isn't just as they're long.
We went for our walk in the arena today, and B was fine until he spooked. He can spook quite violently so he spun and bolted. I'm not sure exactly what happened next. I THINK he bucked and then spun, because that's what it felt like. I can remember seeing my saddle going one way and either had an out of body experience or thought I was superman because I can remember seeing saddle going to the left, and realising I was going right lol. I'm fairly sure I landed on my head/face.
I do not remember getting up, but was up on my feet straight away as B had run off and there was a lesson in the other half of the arena. I had undone my hat at one point, and B had run over to a friend who was being taught in the lesson and she said something about my hat and my response was something like 'oh is it smashed?' when she meant the buckle was unclipped (which I had done). Head was pounding to start with and I felt a bit off and shaken. Cannot remember what was said to me, other than something about lunging, and that my nose felt a bit odd. So I then lunged B, and am now sure he is not sound as he was definitely hopping on his left front on his right rein in trot (or at least I think it was that way round?) and it's his left front that he hasn't seemed right on. He isn't the type to buck either, and whilst he'll drop a shoulder and spin, it's rare he'd do it so violently (usually, I can sit to them, apart from when he teleports from halt to other side of the dressage arena when judge puts car window down) and the last time I had a fall where he seemed to buck and try to get me off he was sore. I'm just hoping he hasn't made anything worse by his antics.
Anyway, gravity did the thing where what goes up must come down. I would have stayed on until the short stop and sudden drop (of shoulder) and I am fairly sure I managed to land on the right side of my face as it is nice and red, warm and swollen. Don't think I've broken anything as it isn't sore to touch.
I feel absolutely fine, but am going to try and take it easy. I'm meant to be in work tomorrow (my boss is also the instructor who was teaching) so if I go in I may say to her I don't want to ride as I did land on my head. It would have been about 6pm it happened, so I am trying to stay awake for a little bit longer tonight but don't seem to have any signs of concussion. It's hard to tell if I'm being any weirder than normal! I have an ice pack for my face too, at least my black eye may match my burgundy dress for a friends birthday next week.
Will keep an eye on B too, there's no obvious heat or swelling in his legs but if he looks much worse tomorrow vet will be called.
