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Post by kya on Apr 2, 2007 13:23:26 GMT 1
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Post by giftgirl on Apr 2, 2007 16:56:42 GMT 1
that is really good advice, as i have come off before headfirst and hurt my nose as my hat slid back after hitting the ground.
it is hard though, as you dont really think about that kind of thing as you are falling off, but next time i am coming off, i will try to remember:D
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Post by kya on Apr 2, 2007 18:25:51 GMT 1
Bit of a Cossack horse trick, but seems somewhat sensible to swing down and push off. Don't like the idea of letting the horse go, but if needs must!
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Post by Casper on Apr 2, 2007 18:53:29 GMT 1
Very good Kanga. Thanks for posting.
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Post by wozzer on Apr 2, 2007 22:17:31 GMT 1
Could have done with knowing that on 3 March LOL!!! (Ouch, I'm still creaking and at the physio :  |
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Post by kya on Apr 3, 2007 8:38:40 GMT 1
I would certainly prefer to take a chance of landing myself either on my feet or falling onto my bum than cascading out front or back door in a tangled heap with four departing shod feet whizzing past my ears. I'm going to practise that at walk and trot in the arena for fun some time.
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Post by em&ed on Apr 3, 2007 12:18:26 GMT 1
thats a good link - thank you for that. Not sure what eddie would make of me hanging off his neck in a practice session though! lol ;D
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Post by amarche on Apr 3, 2007 12:27:59 GMT 1
thank you for the link Kanga - I;ve done a couple of those (unintentionally) at speed - a little more difficult to land on feet but my bum is big enough to cushion the blow -
if you're able to process the info whilst in that awful panic moment of 'oh sh8t, going to hit the deck' then def kicking the stirrups free is probably well worth practising in my book
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Post by joto on Apr 3, 2007 12:41:53 GMT 1
Thanks Kanga. its good info.
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Post by kya on Apr 3, 2007 20:39:44 GMT 1
Frankly, the last time I went overboard, I went straight through the horse's ears onto an arena floor. It was all sand and full of fleas. I was hobbling around scratching myself like an Orangatang for hours. No time for elegant dismounts!
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Post by amarche on Apr 4, 2007 12:27:36 GMT 1
lol Kanga! I always find I replay a fall in slow-mo, like a really bad edit from a dodgy movie......
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Post by steff on Apr 4, 2007 13:53:31 GMT 1
Thanks for the link Kanga! Really useful! I know many people willl use it in the future!
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Post by julz on Apr 4, 2007 21:39:17 GMT 1
I nearly fell off yesterday...lost stirrup in canter, and saddle slid to the left....... how did i manage to stay on, and bring horse back to halt?  hey, balance is a wonderful thing!!! |
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Post by katrina on Apr 5, 2007 14:15:38 GMT 1
Please be careful trying to land on your feet, a friend of mine used to do this and ended up with spiral fractures in both legs  |
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Post by Booze Fish on Apr 5, 2007 16:49:01 GMT 1
Looks like a good link - looks like a lot of fun too!! ThinkOscar will look at me like a right pillock though LOL
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hey, balance is a wonderful thing!!!
