Riding or horse inflicted injuries ???? most common injuries ???

I've got off lightly for sure. I think the worst I've had so far (touch wood) is being bucked off by a 17hh, landed on my tailbone. Couldn't get back on but said I was fine, untacked (limping all the way) then eventually that night the pain was too much and I had to go to hospital, it now bends to the left and still hurts occassionally 8 years later!
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Recently, had a disagreement with Belle about whether or not we were going to jump a spread, I forced her to, she cat-leapt it and I got unseated so she bolted with me hanging around her neck - I came off and slid across the grass on my face, luckily no broken nose but my top teeth went into my lip and I looked like a duck for about a week!
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Saying that, about 2 months ago Belle rushed through a gate and my knee hit the metal clasp that shuts it, resulting in huge bruise and very very painful, it still hurts now so maybe I should get it looked at. Hmmmm.....
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Broken clavicles (collar bones) is without doubt one of the most frequent horse related injuries. Unfortunately, it's also well known to be one of the most painful! I did it myself a few years ago now and ended up with a metal plate - and on the same day I did mine, another lady was brought into A&E, also with a broken clavicle from riding.

I also managed to break my fibula, just above the ankle, in June of this year, so had another metal plate added to my collection. Compared to the pain I went through with the clavicle, breaking the fibula was almost a breeze!

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I believe that broken collar bones are THE typical riding injury.

Mine wasn't really painful though, I tried to get back on, and only didn't because I couldn't raise my arm high enough. I didn't go to hospital that day as I didn't think it was broken, to be honest it was only the partially dislocated shoulder that got me an x-ray!

My bruised hip was FAR worse, as were some bruised ribs - nasty!
 
Well I can add my clavicle to the rather large 'broken' pile we seem to be getting
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It really did hurt quite a lot!! I too asked the fence judge to give me a leg up... actually the fist thing I saidwas 'that does NOT count as a fall- I was at least three strides away' !!
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She counted the fall and wouldnt give me a leg up :/ Maybe it was a good thing she didnt as it was very displaced and alarmingly overlapping :0
Hope everyone with recent injuries is ok and get well soon!!
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