--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Sue" <sholland91@...> wrote:
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> Heartfelt thanks to all of you who responded about my accident! Peggy, I'm going to cut and paste your response and read it a lot so I can remember the truth! I am still hurting and I look terrible, with a black eye and scrapped up face, but I really want to put this behind me. It's never been an option to stop riding, that won't happen. God knows I've analyzed the situation enough these last few days to know what I can do to try to prevent this from happening again.
> Laura, I do have schooling chaps and I will use them. I also have a great bareback pad and I'll have my trainer work with me in it to work on my balance. I'm selling the treeless, though, but that's just because I've been trying to make it right for several months now, and I'm giving up on that. The only other saddle I have is a County AP, which I am very comfortable in, but I wanted a "trail" saddle. That will have to wait for now.
> Oh Wendy! I sold that saddle I bought from you! It really didn't fit Calvin. I had to use a special pad to make it fit and when I had the saddle fitter out here, we went through all my saddles and decided to just keep and/or find saddles that fit him right. I sold it to a local girl who I used to work with when I first started riding. It's for her Haflinger.
> Thanks again for your kind and encouraging words!
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> Sue Holland, who is going to the Equestfest tomorrow to meet the Rose Parade Haflingers and owners.
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> --- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, halfboxtwo@ wrote:
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> > Sue , be strong , and try not to dwell on what happen but think of what you can do to start over and get back to riding . We all have those rides that can shake a person to the core . I find that in the winter I don't do alot of cantering at all as the horses seem so fresh and full of life . So I do alot of walking bending circles and slow easy work . My prayers are with you for a fast recovery and remember cowgirls gotta be tough .... If you ride . you will have some spills , so you got checked out and nothing is broken but your spirit so try to lift your spirits and believe in yourself as you can get past this . So try to let the bruises heal and then get determined to ride him again soon. You can do this ... after all look how far you have come ... I know it takes courage but if I had an extra bottle I would send you some but it doesn't go thru the mail well ... so just know we are thinking of you . Peggy in eastern Wash .
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sue <sholland91@>
> > To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sun, Dec 27, 2009 10:49 am
> > Subject: [haflingerfriends] Christmas Morning/accident
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> > This will be a Christmas to remember for sure! I set out on a ride Christmas morning with my friend, who also owns the barn and property that I live on. I was riding in a treeless saddle that I've been trying to adjust for Calvin and I wasn't particularly secure or comfortable in it that day. We were on the last of the ride, headed home, and getting ready to canter up what we call "canter hill," but after just a couple of canter strides, I ended up doing a face plant. I didn't know what happened, but Eva, my friend, was behind me and saw the whole thing. Calvin took a few strides then bucked really hard, as in she saw hind hooves coming up. It happened so fast! I couldn't move at first. Eva said Calvin took a few more strides then stopped, so she gathered him up. A very nice man came by to help, but I never saw his face; I only heard his name as I was still on the ground unable to get up. Eva asked if she should call 911 and I said no. I just started sobbing. I remember thinking about all the progress I've made with Calvin and the last thing I want is to have my confidence shattered. I'm still worried about that. Anyway, Eva called a couple of people from our barn and they came to help us out of there. I needed help walking up the hill as I couldn't put any pressure on my right leg. I thought for sure I had broken hip or pelvis.
> > Eva took me to the ER and they did xrays and no broken bones, thank GOD!! I fell on my face and my hip mostly, so my face is scrapped up and I have a black eye. I'm lucky it wasn't worse. But I'm very unhappy with Calvin right now. He's not supposed to buck like that with me on him, happy or not! I have assessed the situation from what I remember and from what Eva saw and I think it was partly saddle issues (as to how I lost my balance so easily) and the fact that he's gotten two shots of Legend in the last 3 weeks (he was stiff in his hind end) and is feeling really good, and the cooler weather of course.
> > I'm just grateful that I'm okay, my horse is okay. I couldn't go see my family on Christmas afternoon, which was very disappointing. My husband is in NY visiting his family so he's not even here to help. But that's okay, too. I have had so much support from my friends, it's incredible! I'm up and walking around and grateful that nothing is broken.
> > I'll have to see how I feel when I get back in the saddle again. I have worked through so many fear issues and I sure hope this isn't a huge setback. We'll see.
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> > Sue Holland
> > Shadow Hills, CA
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