tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4707762714334574109..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Labor Day Weekend: Head injury!Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-29957214802822481312010-09-09T13:40:27.306-04:002010-09-09T13:40:27.306-04:00You know the way accidents can happen, maybe we sh...You know the way accidents can happen, maybe we should just wear our helmets all the time! ;)<br /><br />Hope your noggin feels better fast.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5528776309294329722010-09-08T13:37:32.406-04:002010-09-08T13:37:32.406-04:00Good advice from everyone about not riding while y...Good advice from everyone about not riding while your head still hurts. Please do be careful.<br /><br />Good start with Riley, though. You do fit him beautifully and your seat looks great. <br /><br />More forward would definitely help, but you must be careful not to nag him with your leg to get it. Is he OK with the dressage whip? A little leg, then a tap to reinforce might sharpen him up and Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-390526788176479282010-09-08T08:08:13.214-04:002010-09-08T08:08:13.214-04:00Take it from me: you really don't want to be e...Take it from me: you really don't want to be engaging in physical activity that's higher-risk while brain injured. <br /><br />My husband suffered a mild brain injury back in 2002, but we didn't really understand the implications of that. He kept on playing two higher-risk sports, but his depth perception, agility and reaction times were slowed by the injury. <br /><br />As a result, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-42743587206087785032010-09-08T07:02:57.344-04:002010-09-08T07:02:57.344-04:00Ouchie! I hope your noggin is feeling better soon....Ouchie! I hope your noggin is feeling better soon.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412703583921658038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-79360936909765197462010-09-08T02:01:47.910-04:002010-09-08T02:01:47.910-04:00Well, shoot, I usually just fall on my head. You h...Well, shoot, I usually just fall on my head. You had to go and do things the complicated way!<br /><br />Pretty sure jarring your noggin around while it's still injured isn't a good plan. Give yourself a few days, at least until it stops hurting. I was reading some new research recently about long-term effects of minor head injuries, and as someone with several horse-related concussions Allienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21454941058438233942010-09-07T21:14:05.143-04:002010-09-07T21:14:05.143-04:00I think you look great together. I liked your brie...I think you look great together. I liked your brief sitting trot there to the end, something I'm struggling to not perfect, not master, but survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5988444325120647532010-09-07T18:43:08.410-04:002010-09-07T18:43:08.410-04:00Naughty, naughty - you should stay off your horses...Naughty, naughty - you should stay off your horses until your concussion resolves, another whack on the head, protected or not could cause some serious trouble.<br /><br />I think you look very nice on Riley. It takes time to perfect a partnership and I have no doubt that you are headed in the right direction.<br /><br />One thing that helped me with too-long-reins, since I type all day long (Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547452900127366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-258869597542416332010-09-07T15:51:21.649-04:002010-09-07T15:51:21.649-04:00Or, alternately, he could be a young horse who is ...Or, alternately, he could be a young horse who is starting to learn a lot, and you're starting to learn him. :)<br /><br />After 6 months, I am finally where I can warm up with contact at all, but we're still not perfect, so take what I say with a grain of salt - but I know my reins start at least 6" longer than where they are later in my ride if I don't want him curled up.<br /Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63327709140090152782010-09-07T15:39:40.861-04:002010-09-07T15:39:40.861-04:00Hi Net, yes, normally my trainer warms him up. I h...Hi Net, yes, normally my trainer warms him up. I had walked him around the fields outside, waiting for a lesson to finish up. So you saw our very first trot work, and you make a good point. I have a tendency to let the reins get too long, and in trying to fix that I may have been a bit too constraining for the first part of the ride.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53077515193415819982010-09-07T15:34:09.121-04:002010-09-07T15:34:09.121-04:00First off, you two look very good together, despit...First off, you two look very good together, despite your self-criticism and self-doubts! I think all that time ago you really did pick the horse who was going to be a great match with you.<br /><br /><br />Do you normally ride Riley after your trainer has warmed him up? If so, did you start off holding your reins in the same place you normally do (same length)? My horse has a tendency to curl/Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.com