TarrSteps
Well-Known Member
I will admit that I broke a couple of bones in my foot and finished a weekend stallion inspection, complete with running (okay, I did it twice - the second time I slept in my riding boots at a horse show
) before showing up at A&E (or Emerg as those of us in the New World call it) BUT if you're contemplating running at all, get an x-ray. At this point it will likely heal up absolutely fine and you'll never have another problem but if you do something as daft as chopping the inside of it up with broken bits of bone I can pretty much guarantee you're looking at long term problem.
Little toes aren't that important but it sucks rocks to be in pain every time you take a step and not be able to do a thing about it. Not to mention that it makes doing horsey things quite a bit tougher (on the horses, too, since pained people tend to have shorter tempers). Oddly, little things like fingers and toes almost seem more irritating and don't underestimate how it's going to affect your riding to not be able to put your foot comfortably in the stirrup. If you can avoid it, I would.
Here speaks the voice of experience.
Little toes aren't that important but it sucks rocks to be in pain every time you take a step and not be able to do a thing about it. Not to mention that it makes doing horsey things quite a bit tougher (on the horses, too, since pained people tend to have shorter tempers). Oddly, little things like fingers and toes almost seem more irritating and don't underestimate how it's going to affect your riding to not be able to put your foot comfortably in the stirrup. If you can avoid it, I would.
Here speaks the voice of experience.
