Have just spent the evening in A and E , due to failing to check my girth properly . As I was in a rush to ride , checked it once , then got on. Except the big lad had breathed out . Saddle slipped under his belly together with my left foot , horse moved away from the mounting block , so I had to hop off the mounting block . Landed right on my right foot , and it felt as if my shin bone had collided with my knee . Swore , put saddle back on and rode . Got off , and my right leg was aching , so put horses to bed , came indoors and said to DH ' I think I'd better get this looked at '
Drove self to hospital . 4 hours later , am now sitting on sofa with right leg in a cast up to my hip due to a broken tibia , and the car is stuck at the hospital .
Moral to self ? CHECK the BLOODY GIRTH!!!!! Sigh.
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Plomino · 14/11/2012 00:14
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