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- From: jsnyder@cadev5.intel.com (Jan Snyder )
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: Emergency Dismount (was: What to do about fear)
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 02:47:19 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.020027.17705@netcom.com> wcollins@netcom.com (Walter J. Collins)
- writes:
- >I'd like to add a fwe comments to the emergency dismount discussion.
- [deletions]
- >Another thing I've seen recommended a few times,altho I've never
- >tried it myself yet, is that you practice *falling* from the horse.
-
- I posted a query on this a couple years ago when I was in a bad fear mode,
- and several people suggested martial-arts training such as aikido, where
- they teach you to fall before much of anything else. Of course I haven't
- taken that advice yet... :-)
-
- [deletions]
- >I was taught that one should always try to keep a hold of the reins
- >even if you decide to bail out or fall off. I think the idea was
- >that at least the horse didn't get loose. However, recently I've
- >been questioning the wisdom of this. Catching a loose horse is a
- >pain if they don't want to be caught, but I think safety should be
- >the primary concern. I think that holding on to the reins might
- [deletions]
-
- If I could manage a controlled emergency dismount as Ruth Vale described,
- I might try to hold onto the reins. Usually, though, I've been "jumped
- out from under" and everything just goes. I asked my cousin the endurance
- rider her opinion of whether to hold on or not, and she is in favor of
- trying to hold on: when you're on a 100-mile ride and out in the middle
- of nowhere, you don't want to have to chase your horse. It is definitely
- a judgment call where the rider's safety comes first--but sometimes that
- includes keeping hold of one's ride back to civilization.
-
- We didn't discuss the possible effect on the horse, however. I think that
- while a frightened horse might have its fear reinforced by a sudden jerk,
- that jerk might also yank its attention away from what scared it.
- The other consideration is what type of headgear you're using. I trail
- ride in a hackamore (not bosal type), and a jerk from the wrong angle could
- twist the thing half off the horse's face and gouge her jaw with the shanks.
-
- I am definitely interested in some discussion on this. Tips on training
- for that perfect response to the verbal WHOA would be most welcome!
-
- -Sallijan
- Quiche (19yo chestnut Arab mare, whose rider once yelled "STAND!" as he
- was flying through the air, and she stood.)
- Shadow Dancer (11yo black Peruvian Paso mare)
- Picardia (7yo chestnut Peruvian Paso mare)
- felines Imp, Gringo and Rags (geldings all)
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- -
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