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Originally Posted by Sightseek
I remember my first fall the most...it took forever to hit the ground. My pony bolted and every few strides I lost a stirrup and rein. I seriously just wanted to get it over with, but couldn't imagine employing the skills you are taught in learning to fall, so instead I landed on my neck.  12 hands may not be very big, but when you're meeting the ground it seems a very long trip! |
It's a long way down for sure! When you get the wind knocked out of you it seems as if you're still landing, too.
I haven't fallen in several years, but the last time I fell, I fell off of a 17.3 hand hanoverian. I didn't think I was ever going to hit the ground. LOL