Chronic Pain Support Group
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It started off great... I knew I was going to have a bad pain day so I had a day of nothing at all planned. I was just laying down for my morning nap when my daughter, who I did not expect for several days, came in!! One of the first words out of her mouth was "PONIES" which made me leap up, bad pain day or not, and get dressed.
We did a bit of quick running around, got food for dogs, ferrets, and Arby's for people then it was out to the stable. She borrowed my horse to go for a nice gallop while I slowly went about grooming hers and saddling in preparation for me to ride... and finished just as my daughter got back. LOL.
So we switched horses to our own and went into the arena. I just rode bareback as that was how she had ridden. We rode for almost another hour - I just walked slow on my horse while he cooled down from his run. Her horse was more frisky and I was glad we had switched. My back was killing me with every step my horse made so being on a bouncy baby was not where I wanted to be.
We had decided we were done and were heading over to my ladder so I could get off when a sudden loud grinding noise spooked both horses. My normally calm horse (at least when I am hurting) bolted at over 40mph coming to an abrupt halt by doing a sliding stop just before hitting the wall of the arena - bouncing me off his neck, but luckily not five feet to the ground.
When my daughter got her horse stopped, I called out to ask the person with the power drill to please not do that when I am riding bareback... my daughter asked three more times for them to stop before they did. By that time, the shock had worn off and my spine exploded in agony. My daughter dismounted and led my scared horse over to the ladder and helped me dismount.
She left me at the ladder as I could not stand while she went to put the horses away. As she passed the woman with the drill, my daughter tried to ask that she not run power tools when people are riding.... Add almost an hour and a half of screaming drama here... I am not going into the details, but the end result was that my safe haven of the horse stable is now destroyed. I am terrified of encountering that person again, or what she might do to my horses or tack when I am not there.
I have been at this stable for 7 years. The stable owner is one of my best friends. As I walked past her to get to the car (in my full speed mode of agony that means I might pass one foot with the other with each step) I told her that I will move the horses out in the morning and we will not be back until that person is no longer at the stable.
I have set up to move my horses to the stable owner's aunt's house in the morning.
I am on lots of pain killers and tranquilizers to stay calm. Hubby fed me a shot of vodka. My mind is having issues focusing. I am going to go take a shower and go take my nap...
yadlim the stressed
We did a bit of quick running around, got food for dogs, ferrets, and Arby's for people then it was out to the stable. She borrowed my horse to go for a nice gallop while I slowly went about grooming hers and saddling in preparation for me to ride... and finished just as my daughter got back. LOL.
So we switched horses to our own and went into the arena. I just rode bareback as that was how she had ridden. We rode for almost another hour - I just walked slow on my horse while he cooled down from his run. Her horse was more frisky and I was glad we had switched. My back was killing me with every step my horse made so being on a bouncy baby was not where I wanted to be.
We had decided we were done and were heading over to my ladder so I could get off when a sudden loud grinding noise spooked both horses. My normally calm horse (at least when I am hurting) bolted at over 40mph coming to an abrupt halt by doing a sliding stop just before hitting the wall of the arena - bouncing me off his neck, but luckily not five feet to the ground.
When my daughter got her horse stopped, I called out to ask the person with the power drill to please not do that when I am riding bareback... my daughter asked three more times for them to stop before they did. By that time, the shock had worn off and my spine exploded in agony. My daughter dismounted and led my scared horse over to the ladder and helped me dismount.
She left me at the ladder as I could not stand while she went to put the horses away. As she passed the woman with the drill, my daughter tried to ask that she not run power tools when people are riding.... Add almost an hour and a half of screaming drama here... I am not going into the details, but the end result was that my safe haven of the horse stable is now destroyed. I am terrified of encountering that person again, or what she might do to my horses or tack when I am not there.
I have been at this stable for 7 years. The stable owner is one of my best friends. As I walked past her to get to the car (in my full speed mode of agony that means I might pass one foot with the other with each step) I told her that I will move the horses out in the morning and we will not be back until that person is no longer at the stable.
I have set up to move my horses to the stable owner's aunt's house in the morning.
I am on lots of pain killers and tranquilizers to stay calm. Hubby fed me a shot of vodka. My mind is having issues focusing. I am going to go take a shower and go take my nap...
yadlim the stressed
I'm sorry that the nice happy day you had planned with your daughter turned out so badly. Guess getting out of that stable pretty quick would be a good thing. Hope you don't lose your friend over it.
I must say that I am very surprised that your Ortho/Neuro/Sping Dr.'s allow you to ride when it causes you such a large amount of pain, not to mention the constant jostling around of your back and neck. You must be in serious pain every time you ride.
I've not been able to ride for 8 years now. I still hang with the horses in the corral and give them their King's Ransom worth of carrots and apples, and spend time in the barn grooming them.
It's a good way to stay connected with my horses without causing any pain or more injury.
Hope you heal quickly.
Kat