So, I've not been very active on DA lately. Well, have I got the story for you...again.

Sunday (the 15th) started out grand. I went to the barn and was finally gonna ride Harley. I groomed him, got him all sleek and shiny and trimmed, saddled him up and went to work. Me and one of the boys were practicing walk trot stops, (hopefully we'll be showing in this soon) and Harley was doing great. Well, I started loping and he was fine. Another rider was heading toward us so I turned Harley around and when his body got straitened out, he took one loping stride and cut loose.... ...

Its said that we looked like a competition on a bucking bronco... ...Harley started bucking...and didn't stop. It was front end bucking, he never kicked his back legs, but catapolted forward with his head low. I was losing my reins in the first buck and grabbed quickly for them, only to get a fistful of tangle and Harley's mane, yes, fistfull of mane, I never did get a hold of the horn, though, I tried twice but never got a good hold and my body just kept rolling with him. The most amazing thing, I rode out I think, at least 6 bucks. Subconsciously I pushed my heels really far down and automatically my body rocked with the motions and honestly, I stayed center in the saddle the whole ride up the arena.

When Harley got to the front there was a gate and my daddy on his horse. Harley decided to turn right. Being completely unprepared, I was thrown over sideways, my right leg going completely over his neck and head. I landed on my left upper hip and lower back then bounced enough from the impact to roll over and be face flat in the dirt... ... ... It nocked the breath out of me, and the pain from the impact was so bad at that moment i couldn't seem to move though I tried, all I could do was try to yell and it only came out in a groan, becuase I had no spare breath to use.... and scarilly my head was only about a foot from the concrete wall,....that coulda been BAD...
My daddy and Matt abndoned there horses to reach me and Eddie left his horse, only to end up climbing and bouncing over an 8 foot tall fence. I DO NOT like being thrown from a horse and having my face in the dirt, I just dont like it!!!!! Eddie put his jacket under my head and daddy checked me out. Matt was there ready to do anything. Even my mother, who is afraid of horses, scrambled through the fence and grabbed Harley and Dee who were loose. I was able to get up later, but wow, was in a lot of pain!!
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I ended up going to the imaging center for X-Rays, which came back negative for breaks or fractures. I have damaged my gludias muscles, which the Dr. said felt like jello from the impact, and I stoked up, or jammed, my lower back and hip, creating inflamation and a lot of swelling....not to mention holding host to a serving platter size black bruise on my hip, and on my tail bone area.

More exegerative good news....thanks in part to Harley being stupid...... I had to have a ROOT CANALL TODAY!!!!!! The impact of the fall, made me jolt my jaw and bite really hard, which damaged the nerves in a top mollar and created inflamtion. I have spent the last 6 days, getting only 12 hrs of sleep, living off soggy pasta, water and yogurt. The only relief from the hanous pain was ice cold water ot plain ice on the tooth. I was even taking 600 ml of Ibuprofin continuously, and it didn;t even fase the pain. When the dentist went in, he said I had no choice, the nerves were dead and some still dying, and infection had already started!!!!! the pain would only get worse. My phobia of the dentist was somewhat relaxed though, when he did the Root Canal. I knew when he was taking ou the nerves, I could feel tingling and hear a popping sound of the nerves being ripped out, but I felt no pain. I am doing so much better!!!! Icant believe it. I go back in 2 weeks to finish getting the area cleaned and smoothed, then filled. and within 6 months will have the tooth capped.
All this crap because of a throw off a bucking horse, with a landing that wasnt my worst... go figure.

But, this is my story of why I havent been social on DA for the past while, I am doing much better, still sore and healing, but on the mend.

I am not allowed to ride until I get a helmet though, thats the second time Ihave almost hit my head on a wall from a fall... ...No doubt miracles happen, well, this one was another. This could've been so much worse, but He said no.

So, I am going to bed, in hopes of a full nights rest for once. Hope you enjoyed my story, I sure didn;t...

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Senior life is so bussy, I still have no life, so still no art to post from me. Photography is on hold becuase I am not taking photod right now, just posting older ones that need to be posted!!!


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