i fell off *PIC*

hindsight is a wonderful thing and I'm sure you won't make the same mistake again......just like I won't make silly mistakes again either where I have ended up on the floor :rolleyes: We all do, we are not perfect but as long as we learn from them thats all that matters.

Fingers crossed you heal quickly and I ditto the suggestions to get your girl checked over. She certainly will be stiff tomorrow and probably a bit sore, same as you I'm sure!!
 
Ouch, you poor thing! I hope that you make a speedy recovery. :) FWIW, I think the boot thing is the rider's choice and I too would have probably preferred tendon boots to no boots.

Good on you for having a go at XC and for putting protective gear on you and your horse. I've heard that broken collarbones are very painful and I hope it heals up soon!
 
wow that makes a change.. people having a go when they don't really know the full story. I think the fence looks totally fine - the pony didn't fall because they were jumping it the wrong way!!

This kind of thing happens with young riders/horses.. it's all part of learning!! Get over it people!!

If anyone else had posted the same thing everyone would have been all sympathetic!

Hope you make a speedy recovery OP. :)
 
Don't panic! Generally speaking most people have been very sympathetic - I've been quite pleasantly shocked, it was a refreshing change! 95% have wished her well.

If you read through, nobody really said the horse fell due to the fence direction, there was more criticism of the course builder if anything, and the ambiguity.
 
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wow that makes a change.. people having a go when they don't really know the full story. I think the fence looks totally fine - the pony didn't fall because they were jumping it the wrong way!!

This kind of thing happens with young riders/horses.. it's all part of learning!! Get over it people!!

If anyone else had posted the same thing everyone would have been all sympathetic!

Hope you make a speedy recovery OP. :)
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Ditto!
 
I'm sorry I've refrained from posting on any of your tales to date, however I can't help myself tonight.
Please for the sake of yourself and your horse get some decent XC lessons before going out on your own (or in a group) again. You have been relatively lucky both of you as it could have been much worse. Jumped fixed solid fences is so much different to SJ's as you have painfully found out. If you have problems with the brakes then take the numerous advice that has been given previously. Hopefully Ebs has not pulled anything from her fall and is ok. But I can't help but be dismayed at your flipant attitude to what was a nasty fall - perhaps it is your way of dealing with it, I don't know. And for reference messing around when jumping XC fences is not advisable.
 
How I love this forum, everyone loves each other..and maybe one day people will realise that giving 14 year old's advice goes in one ear and out the other!

Nasty fall......as long as both walked away, then there's not too much damage done I'm sure...
 
trouble is I don't believe you have
sorry to be so blunt but you are going to end up seriously injured and your lovely horse if you carry on as you are. I know you're only young and don't necessarily understand the risks involved, but perhaps its about time you started to.
And as has been stated before not just on your posts you can't expect to post pics such as this one without expecting any advice, even if you ask for none. At the end of the day no one wants to see you or Ebs seriously injured. Please think about it......
 
i have taken advice?
if i hadnt i wouldt be jumping in a snaffle again ect? :) i honestly have i ahve sheets of excises people have helped me with yes we had a mistake at a xc fence but could of happened to anyone?
 
then please say you will not go XC again until you've had some lessons from a damn good XC trainer?
If you are serious about taking advice you need to learn more about how to ride XC fences, especially the speed to approach them and what to do if you can't slow her down, vitally important XC IMO
 
No probs, when you are back riding you can always replicate XC fences in the school, skinnies, corners etc so that you can have more of an idea for next year. Remember you have a lovely horse who can jump well, you don't want to ruin that, constantly strive to improve both of you and you won't go far wrong. Check out the BE website for a list of accredited trainers in your area.
 
Firstly I think you will have learnt a lesson whether you are concious of it or not, if there ever is a time again your horse is flat out at a fence after a fall like this your subconcious will kick in you will be scared and hopefully avert. Call it body self presevation which is why a fall can destroy someones confidence.

I think the fall was more than a mistake though at a cross country fence, more an inevitability if you are hurtling towards it that fast.

I aborted from jumping a fence last weekend for just the same reason, well we weren't going quite as fast but too fast none the less so I pulled out and circled regained control and represented.
And after reading your post I am mightly glad I did.

Glad you are and the horse are ok though and I realise I too l did as reckless things at your age, although hapily I got away with it. :)
 
Get well soon :) And hope Ebs is ok too!!

As for getting xc lessons if your near Boomerang you can always come and school with me and my school master- Ebs will have to learn slow if shes stuck behing Burt!! :D
 
Oh dear sounds and looks nasty hope you recover nice and quickly, is ebs having a couple of months off or is someone keeping her ticking?

And the jump does look like a tiger trap, jumpable from both directions.
And as for tendon boots, yes they don't protect the front but they actually protect the tendons better then in normal brushing boots. Which is why I xc in boots with the extra strong strip at the back but brushing boots at the front :)
 
Sorry just to add I would recommend wearing a hairnet or putting your hair in a bun when you xc! I have seen someone have the skin ripped off their head and trust me its worse then a broken collar bone!
 
I broke my collarbone falling off at a water jump when i was 15 - Im 29 now and it still plays up

You have sympathies and here if you want to chat
 
BSJA1234 hope it's not too painful and you make a quick recovery :)

In reference to the tendon boots, I would ALWAYS use open fronted boots in place of brushing boots for XC. The very reason why stated by Luci07 inadvertently ;)

Brushing boots have NO protection from strike injuries for the vulnerable tendon area at the back of the leg. Tendon boots do. Brushing boots may prevent the horse hitting its cannon bone hard, but very few serious injuries would occur from that sort of strike, probably just bruising. If the horse strikes it's front leg with a hind leg which is most likely to happen jumping,the tendon boot will help protect the tendons. Thats why a lot of 4* eventers now use open fronted boots... ;)

In regards to the Op "needing XC lessons, jumping skinnies etc in a menage before going out", purlease.

How many horsey teenagers go hopping over hunt fences/logs etc whilst out hacking?! This is no different, it was a fun ride with a few solid fences. I hunted for many a year over fences just like the one the accident happened over aswell as 5 bar gates, hedges etc, without having a clue about skinnies etc, or ever having a XC lesson! I also know hundreds of people who hop over little fences etc on fun rides who have probably never had a jumping lesson at all and survive. (shock horror!)

Everyones the expert on here. Just because they don't do it how you would, doesn't make it wrong ;)
 
Oooh OP that does look like a nasty fall, hope you're alright and that your horse is o.k too - get well soon. I had a fall at a xc fence over the weekend too but fortunately (but not that fortunately) it was in to water so I just got totally drenched! OH broke his collar bone jumping a knock down fence when our horse bucked then turned sharp after fence with excitement - was over a year ago and he's back jumping so I'm sure you'll be back in action soon. Good luck!
 
perhaps if the OP had had XC lessons this nasty accident could have been prevented?
For what its worth I don't think anyone has said they are an expert, just other forum members expressing concern for the OP and her horse or is that not acceptable either?
The beauty of the horse world is that there is always more than one way to do things, hence one persons view is neither right or wrong. damned if you boot up for jumping, and damned if you don't springs to mind :rolleyes: Just because people go out there no knowing what they are doing and survive intact does not mean everyone is so lucky as the OP has found out.
 
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Lucinda green advocates wearing no cross country boots, I think due to the restriction in movement and heat caused.

So I do not think you can have a go at anyone because they choose open fronted tendon boots its all individual choice!
 
Pidge, agree, there are many ways to skin a cat (my favourite phrase at the moment).

Suggesting things is one thing, but the amount of people that tell people thats what they "have" to do, and then go about like the world is going to end if it isn't followed astounds me.

Maybe having lessons would have helped, maybe it wouldn't. Stable door, and horse gone comes to mind. ;)

Without being there, no-one knows what went on :D so the rider may have got a perfect spot on a perfect stride, we don't know. OP's opinion on "out of control" will be someone elses "perfectly in control". Everything is subjective I guess ;)
 
one of mine too :D
trouble is with OP she has had lots and lots of advice on how to jump better and safer SJ and then goes and has a nasty accident XC which could possibly have been avoidable if taken at a slower speed, who knows. the point being people are actually trying to offer constructive helpful advice to her and in all fairness she appears to be taking it in, whether that is the case remains to be seen, only the future will bear fruit on that one.
Me I couldn't see this and the replies without expressing my concern for both her and her horse. Too many accidents are preventable, horse riding is a dangerous sport without making it more so by messing around etc
 
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