Lois Lame
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Interesting. I never realised that it was possible to hit my head and have no idea about it.
Be honest, who’s fallen off and NOT hit their head
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Interesting. I never realised that it was possible to hit my head and have no idea about it.
Lois Lame
Well-Known Member
[giggle]
Whenever something is going haywire it seems to take a very long time indeed, and I'm having an inner conversation with myself which goes something like this: 'You better do something you idiot or you are going to come off!'
ponynutz
Well-Known Member
Have landed on my feet many a time!
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
I've managed a few falls without hitting my head.
First ever fall, when I was between 12 and 13 years old, I think. Pony trek through the woods, the pony stuck his head under the bottom wire of a fence to grab a cheeky mouthful of grass. But this was at the top of a river bank, and doing this he also put his front hooves lower than the back hooves; I wasn't expecting it so did a dive forward roll over his shoulder to end up sitting on the bank. I don't even remember if we were given helmets or hats for the rides back then.
Years later, being a stupid and over confident 17 year old, I tried a bareback canter... fell off after a couple of strides,landed on my feet and then sat down.
Bad girth buckles; I thought I'd done up the girth tightly enough, but what I thought was tight was the me not being able to pull the billets through the rusty buckles up to the next hole. Canter, saddle started to slip sideways, I felt it happening and knew I couldn't stay on: I threw myself to the side to get away from the hooves and landed on my belly with my crop trapped between my right thumb which was on the ground and the rest of my hand under my shoulder... the swelling in that thumb never went down and is permanently bent.
I don't know how many times I've fallen, but landed on my feet either standing straight up or crouched; I've almost always sat down a bit heavily.
I've also fallen in the arena and just touched my helmet against the sand no end of times.
On the other hand, I used to ski without a helmet. On one trip, I decided to have a go at snowboarding; I rented a board and boots for the day and booked a lesson for the whole of the morning. For the lesson, helmet was mandatory, so I rented one thinking that it would be a good idea, anyway.
How right that was. I was on the slope for 08h30; I thought I'd get in an hour to find my feet before the lesson that would start at 09h30.
I hadn't even read anything about how to snowboard; I leaned back instead of forward and in under a second I was on my back with the board pointed at the sky. The back of the helmet hit the icy snow so hard that I literally felt my nose squash against my face from the deceleration.
After that, I bought myself a helmet and for the following four years of skiing it never hit the snow or the ice. I've not managed to go skiing since 2011.
First ever fall, when I was between 12 and 13 years old, I think. Pony trek through the woods, the pony stuck his head under the bottom wire of a fence to grab a cheeky mouthful of grass. But this was at the top of a river bank, and doing this he also put his front hooves lower than the back hooves; I wasn't expecting it so did a dive forward roll over his shoulder to end up sitting on the bank. I don't even remember if we were given helmets or hats for the rides back then.
Years later, being a stupid and over confident 17 year old, I tried a bareback canter... fell off after a couple of strides,landed on my feet and then sat down.
Bad girth buckles; I thought I'd done up the girth tightly enough, but what I thought was tight was the me not being able to pull the billets through the rusty buckles up to the next hole. Canter, saddle started to slip sideways, I felt it happening and knew I couldn't stay on: I threw myself to the side to get away from the hooves and landed on my belly with my crop trapped between my right thumb which was on the ground and the rest of my hand under my shoulder... the swelling in that thumb never went down and is permanently bent.
I don't know how many times I've fallen, but landed on my feet either standing straight up or crouched; I've almost always sat down a bit heavily.
I've also fallen in the arena and just touched my helmet against the sand no end of times.
On the other hand, I used to ski without a helmet. On one trip, I decided to have a go at snowboarding; I rented a board and boots for the day and booked a lesson for the whole of the morning. For the lesson, helmet was mandatory, so I rented one thinking that it would be a good idea, anyway.
How right that was. I was on the slope for 08h30; I thought I'd get in an hour to find my feet before the lesson that would start at 09h30.
I hadn't even read anything about how to snowboard; I leaned back instead of forward and in under a second I was on my back with the board pointed at the sky. The back of the helmet hit the icy snow so hard that I literally felt my nose squash against my face from the deceleration.
After that, I bought myself a helmet and for the following four years of skiing it never hit the snow or the ice. I've not managed to go skiing since 2011.
Errin Paddywack
Well-Known Member
For some reason I usually instinctively rolled when I came off. Only one time when I absolutely did hit my head and that was dismounting from a horse while leading a pony and catching the lead rope behind my legs and fell directly onto my head. That was a bad one but in those days, late 60's, changing a hat because of a knock was unheard of and I carried on riding in it for many years. That hat didn't have a chinstrap either but never shifted. I was told when I bought it that a well fitting hat didn't need one. Have to say that in all the years and many miles I rode in it including hunting it never shifted.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Tbh the last person to know accurately whether they hit their head or not in a fall is usually the rider ?.
How often have we sprung back up to our feet from crunching falls declaring that we are 'Absolutely fine!' when we really are not! Myself definitely included in that ?.
How often have we sprung back up to our feet from crunching falls declaring that we are 'Absolutely fine!' when we really are not! Myself definitely included in that ?.