I was schooling a friends horse for her, and her daughter was schooling another in the arena today. It's more than big enough for both of us, especially since Tut and I weren't doing anything above a walk yet. Now, Cindy(friends daughter)has grown up on horses and is better than I could ever hope to be I think, and has done jumping, dressage, and just about everything else.
Cindy was riding a pretty green mare named Taffy, and she was NOT paying any attention to Cindy. She was all over the arena, and just generally ill behaved, but not mean.
All of the sudden she started backing up pretty fast straight for the arena gait, and just in time Cindy was able to get her hind end swung around and she stopped.
About 15 min later she did it again, but MUCH faster! The faster she went the closer her butt got to the ground, until finally it hit the ground and she went over backwards!!!!
Cindy hit pretty hard, and then Taffy rolled over her right leg. Thankfully Cindy had fallen a touch to the left and Taffy rolled to the right. As soon as I could get off Tut(poor sweetheart was terrified, and just kept looking at Cindy on the ground and dancing!) I ran over, and her mom ran over. She was able to get up after a few minutes, but her arm and leg were already swelling massively and bruising. She had broken her fall w/her arm.
They took her to the hospital and they thought she had broken her tibia, but luckily she hadn't and only has severe contusions. That was one of the scariest things I've ever seen, and I am just happy she is going to be all right.
Cindy was riding a pretty green mare named Taffy, and she was NOT paying any attention to Cindy. She was all over the arena, and just generally ill behaved, but not mean.
All of the sudden she started backing up pretty fast straight for the arena gait, and just in time Cindy was able to get her hind end swung around and she stopped.
About 15 min later she did it again, but MUCH faster! The faster she went the closer her butt got to the ground, until finally it hit the ground and she went over backwards!!!!
Cindy hit pretty hard, and then Taffy rolled over her right leg. Thankfully Cindy had fallen a touch to the left and Taffy rolled to the right. As soon as I could get off Tut(poor sweetheart was terrified, and just kept looking at Cindy on the ground and dancing!) I ran over, and her mom ran over. She was able to get up after a few minutes, but her arm and leg were already swelling massively and bruising. She had broken her fall w/her arm.
They took her to the hospital and they thought she had broken her tibia, but luckily she hadn't and only has severe contusions. That was one of the scariest things I've ever seen, and I am just happy she is going to be all right.