I just read a great post by Brigita McKelvie I'm Ready for My First Horse, But Wait . . .It inspired to share a story of my own. In her blog she mentioned that horses have their own minds and can cause serious injuries. She is absolutely right.
First of all, I have ridden my entire life. Horses to me are one of God's most beautiful creations.
About 10 years ago I acquired a horse from my aunt. She is a beautiful animal. My aunt had her for several years and rode her with no problems to speak of. A few days after bringing her to her new home on our farm, I told my husband I wanted to ride her. Off to the pasture we go. After grooming and saddling I climbed aboard. We stood for a few minutes and in a split second we went up and over.
The next thing I remember is looking up to see that I am laying between her front and back legs. She is laying on my right leg. Yes, she reared and flipped over backwards. My husband "smothered" (cut off her air) to make her get up. I knew that when she got up her back legs would come up under her kicking me in the process. So I rolled as much to the right as I could to make the kick I was about to receive less intense. I remember feeling her kick me in the back. I do not, however, remember her kicking me in the face with her front feet.
My husband rushed me to the hospital. I was very lucky and the only thing broken was my nose an a lot of bruises. I did have to go through 8 weeks of physical therapy because I took the brunt of my fall on my right hip and I used crutches for about 6 weeks. So always be careful and show respect. They are powerful animals.
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