What seemed to be a relaxing horse ride with mum on Saturday morning turned out to be a dramatic car trip to the hospital!
The horses were saddled and we were about to head off. Chiki seemed a bit edgy so we decided to ride around the paddock before we left. She was doing fine and then for no reason she took off! I pulled her up and she seemed fine, strange. Went for a couple more laps of the paddock and headed down the road. Three houses down the road and Chiki was putting her head down tryng to get something or scratch something on her. So I pulled her up and lent forward to check and fix her head piece. (now this is when it gets exciting....) With me now not properly in the saddle she spooked right and I quickly went to change my weight balance and sit back in the saddle just as she spooked left and there I went out horizontal to the saddle trying to pull myself back on with Chiki still jumping left. I couldn't hold on any longer, so I picked a good point to let go so I wouldn't fall underneath her and unfortunatly didn't plan on the landing.. and landed on the oh so hard, hadn't seen rain in a long time rock hard dirt ground... With my head up and feet up my back side took all the force. As I lay on the ground with Chiki trotting into the neighbours yard I looked up at Mum and said..." I think I've broken something, I'm fine get Chiki!" And I layed there with no feeling in my legs for a little bit - I started to get just a lil worried... pulled out my phone to call Dad, hardly any reception so he couldn't quite hear me so I shouted " Come Now!!!" just as it cut out. I started to feel my legs again and I stood up. Dad came running out and Mum caught Chiki. I managed to walk, although my back side was very sore! Went home and Mum rode Chiki around the paddock and found out that she spooked because the stirrup knocked her leg. So I was inside trying to convince myself that I was fine but the pain kept getting worse...
The horses were saddled and we were about to head off. Chiki seemed a bit edgy so we decided to ride around the paddock before we left. She was doing fine and then for no reason she took off! I pulled her up and she seemed fine, strange. Went for a couple more laps of the paddock and headed down the road. Three houses down the road and Chiki was putting her head down tryng to get something or scratch something on her. So I pulled her up and lent forward to check and fix her head piece. (now this is when it gets exciting....) With me now not properly in the saddle she spooked right and I quickly went to change my weight balance and sit back in the saddle just as she spooked left and there I went out horizontal to the saddle trying to pull myself back on with Chiki still jumping left. I couldn't hold on any longer, so I picked a good point to let go so I wouldn't fall underneath her and unfortunatly didn't plan on the landing.. and landed on the oh so hard, hadn't seen rain in a long time rock hard dirt ground... With my head up and feet up my back side took all the force. As I lay on the ground with Chiki trotting into the neighbours yard I looked up at Mum and said..." I think I've broken something, I'm fine get Chiki!" And I layed there with no feeling in my legs for a little bit - I started to get just a lil worried... pulled out my phone to call Dad, hardly any reception so he couldn't quite hear me so I shouted " Come Now!!!" just as it cut out. I started to feel my legs again and I stood up. Dad came running out and Mum caught Chiki. I managed to walk, although my back side was very sore! Went home and Mum rode Chiki around the paddock and found out that she spooked because the stirrup knocked her leg. So I was inside trying to convince myself that I was fine but the pain kept getting worse...
Got in the car with alot of effort and Mum drove me to the hospital, I felt every bump in the rode!!! Painful, painful ride!!! Hobbled into the hospital and with tears in my eyes I informed the nurse I had come off my horse. (with that much information they expect the worse so I didn't have to wait, much to the disgust of the many in the waiting room). In the hospital for a couple of hours, checks and X-rays and left with a diagnoses of a possible fracture in the tail bone and a prescription for some very good drugs! (panadine forte) Lying down all druged up for 3 days I recieved many visits! And on the 4th day I went to work...bad idea! Couldn't lift anything, in a bit pain and still all drugged up, as Gill noticed, "are you on something Sarah?"
Im now off the drugs and moving around ok. Still hurts occasionally if I lift or twist the wrong way but I'm getting there.
Now look away if you don't want to see my insides!!! hehe!!!
My X-rays!
And the bruise on my leg from the saddle. Isn't it a beauty!!
