Errin Paddywack
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Cringing at the description of your fall, quite glad I no longer ride. Hope you feel better soon.
Fell off yesterday
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fidleyspromise
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Thanks. I can't grumble too much. Been riding 20 plus years and ridden this mare for about 14 years and this is the worst fall I've had.
Tarragon
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oooph, makes me cringe when I think about it! I have got to the age where I do not want to find out what it is like to fall - and I ride a 13hh pony so don't have that far to go!
I do hope that you make a speedy recovery - but don't be tempted to do too much too soon!!!
I do hope that you make a speedy recovery - but don't be tempted to do too much too soon!!!
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
Ohh ouchy! X
irishdraft
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Poor you sounds like the sort of thing that happens to me. I broke my arm/shoulder out hedge hopping a few years ago & had to ride a couple of miles back to the meet only just made it before passing out .
Snow Falcon
Hoping for drier days
Eek, glad you are patched up now. I bet it was a bit of a shock. Rest up and hope you heal quickly.
Skib
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Very sorry about your fall. I too fell a year ago after trying to pull up by turning her. I later regretted this and thought like you, that I did the wrong thing.
The alternative is not that simple, is it? After I fell off, my now riderless mare galloped on down the straight bridle track and turned the corner home at the end. I might well have been unseated by the violence of her flight. Or lost balance at that far corner.
My doctor daughter has a six weeks rule. Stop riding for six weeks to let everything heal and after that I was back on the mare. I hope you will heal and have happy times riding again, if it is something you want to do and there is no medical advice against it.
The bright side is that now a year later, YM took me out this week on the same mare and it was one of the most enjoyable rides of my life.
The alternative is not that simple, is it? After I fell off, my now riderless mare galloped on down the straight bridle track and turned the corner home at the end. I might well have been unseated by the violence of her flight. Or lost balance at that far corner.
My doctor daughter has a six weeks rule. Stop riding for six weeks to let everything heal and after that I was back on the mare. I hope you will heal and have happy times riding again, if it is something you want to do and there is no medical advice against it.
The bright side is that now a year later, YM took me out this week on the same mare and it was one of the most enjoyable rides of my life.
scats
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That sounds painful! I’m glad you are ok though and I hope the wrist heals up quickly x
Goldenstar
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Oh dear that sounds so nasty .
i wish you a speedy and straight forward recovery and good pain relief .
i wish you a speedy and straight forward recovery and good pain relief .
Fransurrey
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Ow!! Glad you're relatively ok. I would put this one down to early Spring grass. We're having warmer days, now, with very cold nights = lots of sugar in the tips. My mare has gone bonkers, but thankfully I don't ride her, anymore, so I let her get on with it. She was scared of her own haylage the other day. 
Kunoichi73
Beware... My Plants...
Ouch! Hope you recover quickly!
Elf On A Shelf
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Oooft! Well at least you did a proper job of it! I hope it all fixes as quickly and cleanly as it should.
fidleyspromise
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I likr being close to the ground too - shes 14.1hh but looking at a 15+ for next one
ouch., sounds sore. Not sure I could do that.
That's amazing- glad you had a good ride.
I'm planning on sitting on pony in next couple of weeks just to make sure I don't lose my nerve. Just a walk round arena with a friend there and no using broken arm as she neck reins.
Saddler coming in a week for peace of mind (it's been longer than I thought since she was checked).
Orthopedic gave me an appointment today for Monday so we'll see what they say.
I'm hoping to be back riding as soon as cast is off as friend wants us to do a fun ride at Balmoral end of May.
Something to look forward to maybe.
Lol Elf, I'm usually the one to do it well and proper. I managed to wedge myself between 2 trees last year hacking and bruised and scratched both knees. The gap wasn't quite wide enough for the poor mare and me.
FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
Glad to hear that you're sounding so optimistic.
Hope the orthopedic appointment on Monday goes well, and that all your body needs is time to heal, and rest.
Hope the orthopedic appointment on Monday goes well, and that all your body needs is time to heal, and rest.
fidleyspromise
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UPDATE:
Saddle fit was done this morning and she's gone from Extra Wide to Wide/Extra Wide gullet. It was tipping forwards. Looking at her back templates from June last year to now is a huge difference. She's gone from 438 to 408kg and 438kg was her slimmest before so she's lost a good bit of condition. Only got on her in walk so could see and felt more secure in saddle after a slight reflock in front too.
Two hospital appointments have shown healing is occurring and not back now for 3/4 weeks when cast comes off. I'm now not taking painkillers as until a couple days ago had them every 4 hours waking in the night in pain.
Still to get physio out to her but everything feels positive.
Saddle fit was done this morning and she's gone from Extra Wide to Wide/Extra Wide gullet. It was tipping forwards. Looking at her back templates from June last year to now is a huge difference. She's gone from 438 to 408kg and 438kg was her slimmest before so she's lost a good bit of condition. Only got on her in walk so could see and felt more secure in saddle after a slight reflock in front too.
Two hospital appointments have shown healing is occurring and not back now for 3/4 weeks when cast comes off. I'm now not taking painkillers as until a couple days ago had them every 4 hours waking in the night in pain.
Still to get physio out to her but everything feels positive.
FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
Thanks for the update. Nice to hear that she looked more comfortable in the adjusted saddle, and that you also felt more secure when you got on to see how it felt.
Even better to hear that you're healing, and have been able to stop taking painkillers. I presume that when pain woke you up, it wasn't just Take a painkiller, and fall straight back to sleep, without instead it's like it disrupted your sleep in two ways. First it woke you up, and then it kept you awake, until the painkiller started working.
Either way, {{{{{{Vibes}}}}}} for that your healing continues upwards and onwards.
Even better to hear that you're healing, and have been able to stop taking painkillers. I presume that when pain woke you up, it wasn't just Take a painkiller, and fall straight back to sleep, without instead it's like it disrupted your sleep in two ways. First it woke you up, and then it kept you awake, until the painkiller started working.
Either way, {{{{{{Vibes}}}}}} for that your healing continues upwards and onwards.
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
That some good positive news! 