"atec 7 7" <"atec > wrote in message
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> 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..

Well, Dave, I guess you got what you deserved here.