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Post by grayhorse on Dec 11, 2015 3:44:51 GMT
HG, you have said in your posts that a trainer cant remember how many bones they have broken...well I am not a trainer and have never broken anything. Until last night. Went to jump a 2" vertical have jumped a million of these it seems...horse refused I kept going imagine the jump was a bowling pin and I was the ball...sigh...broke my pinky finger shattered it actually and might need surgery have to see a orthopedist tomorrow. The interesting thing is what broke it was the sheer force of being thrown and my finger was wrenched on the reins, it was the reins that did it...I was in disbelief went to work today and everything saw the doc after work. Not sure when I'll ride again, such a bummer. It was my fault too. Got in wrong, didn't think on such a small jump anything like this could happen well...I was wrong. Darn it!! A bummer...just felt like sharing, gonna be doing a lot off sitting around for awhile. Keep up the good horsemanship topics I need stuff to read  |
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Post by horseguy on Dec 11, 2015 13:49:07 GMT
Sorry to hear about your fall. Broken fingers hurt. It's always the little jumps that get you. I think that's because we take them for granted, as you said. I don't believe I have ever been seriously injured over a huge jump, probably because I was "so ready". When you train jumpers you learn the instant emergency dismount, which is the minute the rhythm shifts downward, you hug the neck, which by the way is another advantage of following hands that are always below the crest of the horse's neck. You are half way to a hug in that position. If the joints are OK, the finger should be fine. I hope it is. I recommend going to the doctor on your first one, but once you get the feel of what's broken you can splint it and go on with your work.  The picture uses a wood tongue depressor. I have found that breaking off the head of a plastic spoon, and using the shaft after smoothing the ends with some sandpaper works better in the rain and the shower. You can now buy the medical splints at the drug store.  But I am too cheap to buy them. What a forum, training, riding and medical advice, all free and worth every penny. |
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Post by grayhorse on Dec 12, 2015 3:01:43 GMT
Well shoot I have to go have surgery tomorrow get some pins put in my finger. I guess it is a spiral fracture and it will heal wrong if I don't get it fixed. This makes sense to me since the reins twisted it etc. The docs were all a bit surprised by it, just my luck. Taking the small jumps for granted that is so true I've only ever had mishaps when jumping small...I have even said this exact thing to myself and others...makes me wonder why I haven't learned something from this yet. I just keep repeating the same bad assumption. What the heck! Can you still do the hug around the neck with a horse that has a short neck and low head set. Every time someone else has jumped my horse they always say the same thing there is no horse in front of them, especially gals who tend to lean on the neck Perhaps after this ordeal I will change how I think of the smaller jumps...my horse refused a 10 inch log once it's like REALLY lol. |
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Post by horseguy on Dec 12, 2015 14:27:50 GMT
Wow, spiral fracture of the finger. Never had one, I think. Good luck in your surgery.
The compulsive teacher in me has to mention your tight elbows in the approach and jump. Tightness originates somewhere in a rider who is tense, and then radiates out from that place. Elbows and knees are may be the most common points of origin, but hips, back, neck, and even chin are possibilities. I am guessing that the tightness that held the reins so tight, so as to result in a spiral fracture in your finger, began in your elbows. That's intense.
I hope your recovery is perfect and when you get back riding you will relax. Best tomorrow.
horseguy/Bob
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Post by rideanotherday on Dec 14, 2015 14:49:43 GMT
I've had more broken bones from things outside of horses, but I totally feel your pain.
I've had surgical repairs of bones before. I think you feel less pain faster that way. Once the bone is stabilized, things get much more comfortable.
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Post by grayhorse on Dec 15, 2015 0:55:30 GMT
Surgery went well...all this for a pinky finger geez...  HG, I need to get the tension in my riding under control...spoke to my trainer at length and I'm going to spend some time jumping lesson horses for awhile. I think my main issue is I don't trust my mare and well, I get tense ...I believe it originates in my upper body. Will post more on the other thread will put up some video perhaps I'll get some insight on my tension. Also I apologize I cant type too well right now... |
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Post by horseguy on Dec 15, 2015 16:07:20 GMT
Wow, it looks like that dressing is well on its way to being a full body cast for you broken pinky. I guess they do not want it to move for a while. Glad it all went well.
I posted on the jumping topic that the two videos you posted didn't come up. I hope you can post them in a format that the forum will accept. Youtube works.
Working on your jumping position using dead quiet 100% trust worthy horses is never a bad idea. I'd suggest that when you do that you set up jumping lanes with multiple jumps. This will cause you to find a center of balance through multiple changes in the lane such as one stride/jump, two stride/jump, bounce, two stride/jump, one stride/jump, and so on. Mix it up to find one center of balance in a changing context.
Get well!
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Post by grayhorse on Dec 15, 2015 18:58:34 GMT
I posted youtube videos hope they work...the lesson horse there is a nice paint mare with a easy flat jump I can ride ...Ive seen this mare take a young gal down a lane of jumps and she had both arms out like wings like you have shown HG, so this is the horse I'll ride when I get back to jumping...I will continue my dressage with my mare and perhaps become really good at going over ground poles with her Right before my fall we were doing very well with flying changes over poles, I will have plenty to work on. The worst part now for my hand is backing off the Vicodin... and I'm so bored...think I'll go back to work tomorrow. Thanks ya all for the well wishes. |
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Post by rideanotherday on Dec 15, 2015 19:59:34 GMT
Do your best to keep it elevated.
I had ACL repair in Sept. It hurt more than expected...and the worst was about 5 days post op. Give yourself a chance to rest.
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