Well I took the kids riding today and my husbands mare that we have had for 5 years now decided that it was a beautiful day and that I was to relaxed.  She gave 2 good jumps and off I went.  Now my 2 loving kids went after the mare and left me laying in the arena gasping for breath with my shoulder on fire.  So now I'm here high on pain meds, eating fruit loops watching cartoons wishing I could reach the remote while the kids feed the horses.

   Next time I guess I'll lunge the mare for 3 or 4 hours before I get on.  Of course it's gonna be awhile........

Oh, the funny things kids do. Not hey mom are you ok, but holy cow catch the horse! Hope your arm will be ok. Have you noticed that you don't bounce as good as you use to? I sure don't. Where you able to get back on so she doesn't think "Ah Ha, this is how I can get out of working?" :) Take lots of Advil and maybe go see the Chiropractor for an adjustment.

    Thanks y'all.  My husband had sugury in December, he had two darvacet left so I took one.  Im going to the Dr first thing in the morning.

    And nope, I layed on the sand and called my husband who drove out to the pony club arena where we were and he rode her for a minute before helping the kids unsaddle and load up. She acted perfectly, I guess she was just feeling good with the almost 70* weather and decided that I could handle a couple of jumps. 

     I keep my cell ON me while riding, fortunately it was on my left side.  If it had been on the right side I'd have never reached it. The kids didn't come over to me until I hollered at them to help me up.  Then they rode over to me.  They didn't even dismount!

     When I got up I realized that I was holding the reins in one hand and the headstall in the other and Wrangler was following the kids horses with just a saddle.  Not sure how I managed that!

I hope you feel better. I rode my colt saturday. He was like a  bomb ready to go off for the first 15 minutes.  Once I got a sweat going he calmed down and behaved.  Horses are just full it with the nice weather.

Terri, I'm very sorry to hear of your accident. Collar bones are tough to heal, as you always want to use that arm, which doesn't help matters. The hardest part is trying to let other people do things for you. The only way you will heal quickly is to follow the Dr's orders, and not cheat. Take it easy, and don't try to lift a thing.

My wife was badly hurt almost a year ago, after being around horses for over 50 years. Her worse moments were the periods of extended immobility, and facing the fact that she was finally seriously injured after all these years. She was happy to learn that she would heal with little residual affects.

You too will ride that horse again, but only after you take care of yourself first. You will have good days and some not so wonderful. The pills are for your comfort, don't try to tough things out. Rest is what will heal you, and what you need the most. When you're feeling down, ask hubby for some specialized TLC. Curl up with a good book, and make some plans for this Spring.

We all wish you a speedy recovery. God speed

Gard

No worries about me over doing it.  I've got my cat, youngest daughter and hubby playing tag team nursemaids.  Hubby and daughter have been keeping me supplied with everything they think I need and my cat has been managing to lay on me in such a way that I cant reach her with my left hand so I can't get up.  Im stuck on the couch.

Ah well.

Smart cat.  Really smart cat.  Knows it's human pretty well I'd say.........

deranger

Terri,

Sorry to hear about your accident..I hope you recover quickly and uneventfully... I've broken both of mine at different times.. one was a horse wreck and one was a three wheeler wreck...I did not  break them in two places at once, tho ... ouch and double-ouch..

I've broken both sides now.  The first when I was 3.  I used my sisters high chair to climb up and get the cookie jar and it fell over and I hit the edge of the counter.  At least I'm not in that big metal brace again.   Yet..... 

There hasn't been much pain, except for this afternoon when I sneezed.  That hurt!!

Wow, so sorry to hear of your injury! We just don't bounce like we used to. Just try and take it easy so that everything will heal nicely and you will be back in the saddle again in no time.

Thanks. 

      I've had lots of time to think about it and I think its due in part to her training.  She was trained to be western pleasure show horse.  The first tim I rode her outside an arena she had a major panic attack.  Even now she does best in the arena.  She has a walk, trot and a slow lope.  We have been praticing barrels and I've been trying to get her to stretch out.  She won't.  She will run the pattern perfectly but at a relaxed lope.  Sunday she started to go faster so I leaned forward to encourage her and she started bucking.   Last time I buy a show horse.  I think I need to trade her for a ranch or trail horse because I have no intentions of ever showing.

Hope ur feeling better.  I've been very lucky in falls from horseback....no injuries.

I have a very good friend who has THE BEST horse in the arena....but is just crazy out in an open field.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.