My Weekend Trailride

[randiliana]

Here are some pics from the trail ride I was on this weekend. Notice the white horse has no rider. That is NOT a good thing .

It was the Roche Percee trail ride south east of Estevan, Sask. We had a 4 hour drive to get there. And I ended up with 1 broken rib and some other really sore ones. We sat in the Emergency Room for 3 hours for them to tell me that there really isn't anything that they could do for me other than give me some pain killers. (Tylenol 3 is pretty good stuff ;-) ).

I started out on my horse, for the first hour, who in hindsight (250 horse/riders, 16 wagons) wasn't ready for that much excitement I guess. Since she was being balky and difficult I took up the offer to have her ponied. Which went well until we caught up with the group again. As soon as we caught up she pulled back and of course when she hit the end of the lead she started to fight. She was dallied up to the saddle horn and when he finally got her undallied she had so much momentum going backwards that she literally fell over backwards (this all took about 5 seconds). Not good, but fortunately we sort of fell opposite ways. The saddlehorn caught me on the left side and slid off. They were asking me if I was OK, and I just stated, "No, no I am not OK :| ". They checked me out, and since I wasn't feeling that bad, I got to go on the wagon. When we got back to camp they sent me off to the emergency room and I got x-rayed. 1 broken rib and several injured ones. Could have been a lot worse. I went on the wagon again the next day, and that wasn't a bad decision until the last hour (5 hour ride) when we went down a really long, steep and rough hill, and then ran into a thunderstorm. I'm glad to be home, but can't wait till next year. Hopefully we can make it there again, and this time I can stay on my horse ;-) .

 

[cowspider]

Glad to hear it was not worse. you were lucky the saddlehorn did'nt hit you in the chest. alot of riders have died that way. good luck in healing. :cboy:

 

[chrisy]

sorry to hear of your accident, and glad you are on the mend. use an English saddle this can't happen with one of those. I know cracked ribs are very painful, try not to cough or sneeze as boy does that give ya jip. lots of rest, take it easy for a spell. Oh and by the way nice photos.

 

[Fred]

That sounds like a painfull experience. Hope you recover soon.

 

[Alice]

My Lord, I shuddered when I read that. The same thing (the horse rearing and falling over backward) happend to my precious grandson (he was 9 years old at the time) at a playday. His horse was a piece of crap that just that day learned to spit his bit out. I won't go into the whole horrendous story, but I will tell you this...if I'd had a gun, I'd have shot that horse right there in the ring (and I don't have the guts to shoot a sick calf!). But I swear, I'd have killed that horse.

I know that my reaction was that of a grandmother. I'm sorry this happened to you...a broken rib is sooooo painful. Is the horse normally balky? Is this a horse that you've got a real attachment to? I'm sorry, hon, but, especially after what happened to my grandson, I'd think real hard about messing with that horse again.

I'm just so glad you are ok.

Alice

 

[Wewild]

I broke two ribs one time. He said it was the worst pain he'd been through. Claimed I almost killed him.


You must be a trooper. Sorry about the wreck.

 

[ffscj]

use an English saddle this can't happen with one of those.

That way you just die from embarressment... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Chris

PS: glad to hear that it wasn't worse. Heal quickly.

 

[randiliana]

Thank you all 8) . I am sore, but with the pain meds (mostly advil) I don't feel too badly. I'm taking it pretty easy too. I do realize how lucky I was, a friend of mine broke her pelvis when one of her horses went over on her.

As for the horse, Alice, mostly it wasn't her fault. She didn't rear up and go over. What happened was that we were ponying her and they person leading had the rope dallied around the saddle horn. When she set back, he tried to undally but he was too late, and her momentum when he got it undallied sent her over. It was a bad decision on my part to take her as it was a big ride, and she wasn't ready for it. If it had been smaller she probably would have been fine :lol:. I have to admit though that it will take some guts to get back up on her.

Chrisy, I don't think I could ride 20 miles in an english saddle (I don't ride english often enough). Plus if she had landed on me with the pommel of the english I think it would have likely done about the same amount of damage. 900-1000 lbs of horse is going to do some damage ;-) .

 

[aplusmnt]

Hope no one was playing comedian, broke a rib once on Motorcycle accident and between, sneezes, chug holes in road and my three stooge friends I was in constant pain.

And yep that Tylenol three is nothing like the over the counter stuff....lol

 

[warpaint]

Knew it couldn't be good from the caption on the first pic. Glad you're doing okay.

 

[randiliana]

Hope no one was playing comedian, broke a rib once on Motorcycle accident and between, sneezes, chug holes in road and my three stooge friends I was in constant pain.

And yep that Tylenol three is nothing like the over the counter stuff....lol

Heck, everyone is a comedian now ;-) ;-) .You don't realize how much you laugh until it hurts :help: .

 

[Alice]

Hope no one was playing comedian, broke a rib once on Motorcycle accident and between, sneezes, chug holes in road and my three stooge friends I was in constant pain.

And yep that Tylenol three is nothing like the over the counter stuff....lol

Heck, everyone is a comedian now ;-) ;-) .You don't realize how much you laugh until it hurts :help: .

Oh jeez, yes I do...New Year's Eve before last, after one, or two, or four Miller Lites, I decided to ride my nephew's stand up electric scooter about 11:30 p.m on my lousy, pot holed, caliche road. When the big ball dropped, I was in the emergency room with a dislocated finger and severly bruised ribs. I didn't think that misery would ever, ever, ever go away. I used to threaten anyone that made me laugh.

Alice

 

[Wewild]

Hope no one was playing comedian

I was quite serious.

 

[Texas Ranch Man]

I have had both a Two Wheeled Stand Up Scooter and a Hosre rear over on me. Both instances Sucked. No serious injuries, as long as my pride doesnt count. Everyone else on both ocasions thought it was Real Funny, Har, Har, Har.

 

[osu shorty]

Your pics look pretty. Hope you feel better!

 

[randiliana]

Your pics look pretty. Hope you feel better!

It was a beautiful ride. I'm looking forward to going back next year (hopefully) so I can actually see the country. I'm still pretty sore, but it won't be too long before I feel better I'm sure.

 

[chrisy]

Your pics look pretty. Hope you feel better!

It was a beautiful ride. I'm looking forward to going back next year (hopefully) so I can actually see the country. I'm still pretty sore, but it won't be too long before I feel better I'm sure.

where's ya white horse gone from your aviator, is he in disgrace :?:

 

[randiliana]

where's ya white horse gone from your aviator, is he in disgrace :?:

She was never on my avatar. She's not in disgrace, but it'll be a while before I get working with her again.

 

[chrisy]

where's ya white horse gone from your aviator, is he in disgrace :?:

She was never on my avatar. She's not in disgrace, but it'll be a while before I get working with her again.

sorry must have got your avatar muddle up with someone else, thought I had seen this background with a white horse on it once, shows how much I take notice of them.

 

[randiliana]

sorry must have got your avatar muddle up with someone else, thought I had seen this background with a white horse on it once, shows how much I take notice of them.

Not to worry!!