Today while riding in the woods Poptart spooked; I think he stepped on a large limb and it came up touched him on the hind leg. It was very quick/sudden (no time think about a 1 rein stop!). I came off very quickly (especially since I am still bareback) which was okay (he is small, LOL!) but then he side kicked me in the back on my way down, hoof print on my mid-lumbar vertebrae plus some large bruising on my right leg. He ran home and I stumbled out to the neighborhood road and laid on it for about 15 min hoping someone would come rescue me. No such luck, so I slowly and painfully stumbled home about 1/4 mile where my husband promptly put up Poptart (who was happily grazing in the backyard) and took me to the ER. Thankfully, nothing was broken, just fully body whiplash, bruising, and some serious spraining of my back ligaments/muscle.
He was doing so well prior to the spook, walking relaxed with his head down on a loose rein. His quickness and level of fear surprised me. I have a lot of confidence building to do, now for both of us!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
First ride together and first hi-tie practice
Poptart has been home about 5 days and is settling in so we had our first ride together. We do not have a saddle that comes close to fitting so it is bareback for now!
We are also starting off our practice as an endurance horse by 'camping' on the hi-tie. Rogan apparently thinks it is a great time for a nap.
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