Dave Smith wrote:
> Dang. I look forward to this vacation all year long because there is
> canoing, sailing, hiking and, best of all, horse back riding. I take
> riding lessons all year so that I can go on the advanced ride, galloping
> through the woods and the jumping trails. There are a lot of old friends
> who also attend regularly.
>
"snip"
>
> Then the instructor added a second jump. She flew over the first one,
> but as we approached the second one she went left, then right and then a
> sharp left. Off I flew, slamming into the dirt and hitting with my
> face, chest and hip. I got up spitting out a mouthful of dirt. It hurt.
> That's usually a good sign, because you don't usually feel bad injuries
> right away.
I am thinking old dog >new tricks > nah not possible
>

> So now I am sitting at home, taking it easy and taking pain killers,
> extra strength Tylenol and Ibuprophen and Ibuprophen and Tylenol 3 to
> sleep.
>
> The worst part is that I am going to have to consider giving up riding
> lessons. I broke my collar bone 6 years ago but went back to lessons
> when that healed and thought that I could keep doing it as long as there
> were no more injuries. Now I have broken a second bone, and I am
> getting close to 60.
> :-(
mmm might be time to fess up your no horsy rider , perhaps a good game
of canasta as falling is natures way of telling you " Fella your unco"
next time you might not just break stuff and survive..