To ride, or not to ride after an accident?

BarebackJourney · 07-08-2005, 11:38 AM

Say you were in some kind of accident either on your horse, or off. Let's say the results were so bad your doctor EXTREMELY advised you to keep from riding until you've fully healed, or else your condition would get worse and you'd never ride again. What would you do? Ride, or not ride?

I always thought, "Nothing will EVER keep me from riding! Even if it hurts me more!

" But lately I've realized how important riding is to me and that if I could never ride again, I'd be SO UPSET. So I figure if I ever get hurt that bad, I'll lay off riding so I can ride AFTER that and never worry about getting hurt more from riding out of spite while injured. See what I'm saying? LOL ... anyways, what about you? How would cope - ride, or not ride?

luckylady · 07-08-2005, 11:58 AM

Well I guess if it meant never riding again, I would not take that chance. I find great satisfaction just hanging out with all my 'babies'. And then it would be "Look out world!!!!" when I could ride again. lol.

Cowgirl2135 · 07-08-2005, 12:00 PM

^
Agreed!!!!!

arabianlvr87 · 07-08-2005, 12:00 PM

Listen to the doctor.... I'd rather "play it safe" for a while, and then start riding rather than not listen, get even MORE hurt, and then never ride.

Weeping Willow · 07-08-2005, 12:05 PM

stay off. i'd rather not ride for a while than ride and possibly prevent myself from ever riding again.

MissBandit · 07-08-2005, 12:07 PM

Stay off if it is that serious. I have been in that position, and I chose not to be paralyzed. Really, there are more important things in life than simply riding through pain.

cassidy · 07-08-2005, 12:30 PM

i think i would wait till i was healed y push it when you have a whole lifetime of riding ahead of you

BarebackJourney · 07-08-2005, 12:35 PM

I agree with all of you! Great posts!

Blistering Winds · 07-08-2005, 12:43 PM

Honestly, it depends.

I was told in 1995, I'd never ride horses again.

I was told in 1996 after my first MRI I'd never ride horses again.

FINALLY I found a therapist that agreed with me. If it doesn't hurt, makes it feel better, then RIDE!!!!

I never took docs advice except one thing. If it hurt, don't do it or modify it.

For 2 years, I did ride with a back brace. (And broke horses...SHHHHHH doc didn't know that part).

I took many precautions most of the time. But at 18, I didn't want my life to be over. They said I wasn't bad enough to do surgery, so I said then I am not bad enough not to ride.

Again, it depends totally on the issue.

Initially when I first got hurt, I didn't ride. I stayed off for a while. But I truely did not come back from my back injury till I started riding again. PT didn't do much of anything, riding did EVERYTHING for my back and the muscles.

HoofPrints11 · 07-31-2007, 09:21 PM

lets make this easy...

Say 2 more months of painful riding, then nothing
or 2 months of nothing, and years of pain free riding later

lol there ya go

I pick the second one

07-08-2005, 11:38 AM	#1
BarebackJourney Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,184 Images: 193 Blog Entries: 6	To ride, or not to ride after an accident? Say you were in some kind of accident either on your horse, or off. Let's say the results were so bad your doctor EXTREMELY advised you to keep from riding until you've fully healed, or else your condition would get worse and you'd never ride again. What would you do? Ride, or not ride? I always thought, "Nothing will EVER keep me from riding! Even if it hurts me more! " But lately I've realized how important riding is to me and that if I could never ride again, I'd be SO UPSET. So I figure if I ever get hurt that bad, I'll lay off riding so I can ride AFTER that and never worry about getting hurt more from riding out of spite while injured. See what I'm saying? LOL ... anyways, what about you? How would cope - ride, or not ride? __________________ Intuition tells me how to live my day, Intuition tells me, when to walk away.

07-08-2005, 11:58 AM	#2
luckylady Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back in Beatiful British Columbia, Canada Posts: 395 Images: 1	Well I guess if it meant never riding again, I would not take that chance. I find great satisfaction just hanging out with all my 'babies'. And then it would be "Look out world!!!!" when I could ride again. lol. __________________ Love 'em like there's no tomorrow!

07-08-2005, 12:00 PM	#3
Cowgirl2135 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 3,460 Images: 32	^ Agreed!!!!! __________________ My Quarter Horse is better than your 4th level dressage horse!

07-08-2005, 12:07 PM	#6
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 13,495 Images: 368 Blog Entries: 1	Stay off if it is that serious. I have been in that position, and I chose not to be paralyzed. Really, there are more important things in life than simply riding through pain. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

07-08-2005, 12:30 PM	#7
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,789 Images: 843	i think i would wait till i was healed y push it when you have a whole lifetime of riding ahead of you __________________ bluebell , haribo , william & lil bill May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

07-08-2005, 12:00 PM	#4
arabianlvr87 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,567 Images: 294 Blog Entries: 158	Listen to the doctor.... I'd rather "play it safe" for a while, and then start riding rather than not listen, get even MORE hurt, and then never ride.

07-08-2005, 12:05 PM	#5
Weeping Willow Full Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 115	stay off. i'd rather not ride for a while than ride and possibly prevent myself from ever riding again.

07-08-2005, 12:35 PM	#8
BarebackJourney Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,184 Images: 193 Blog Entries: 6	I agree with all of you! Great posts! __________________ Intuition tells me how to live my day, Intuition tells me, when to walk away.

07-08-2005, 12:43 PM	#9
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,425 Images: 864 Blog Entries: 18	Honestly, it depends. I was told in 1995, I'd never ride horses again. I was told in 1996 after my first MRI I'd never ride horses again. FINALLY I found a therapist that agreed with me. If it doesn't hurt, makes it feel better, then RIDE!!!! I never took docs advice except one thing. If it hurt, don't do it or modify it. For 2 years, I did ride with a back brace. (And broke horses...SHHHHHH doc didn't know that part). I took many precautions most of the time. But at 18, I didn't want my life to be over. They said I wasn't bad enough to do surgery, so I said then I am not bad enough not to ride. Again, it depends totally on the issue. Initially when I first got hurt, I didn't ride. I stayed off for a while. But I truely did not come back from my back injury till I started riding again. PT didn't do much of anything, riding did EVERYTHING for my back and the muscles. __________________ Can I have a midlife crisis now?

07-31-2007, 09:21 PM	#10
HoofPrints11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,298 Images: 47	lets make this easy... Say 2 more months of painful riding, then nothing or 2 months of nothing, and years of pain free riding later lol there ya go I pick the second one __________________ Ah I've been snowballed! Twice!

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