I am a wife and a mother of three grown sons. I live in New York and am an equestrian. Most of my free time is spent riding and caring for my horses now that my sons are out of the house.
I give down to earth advice, as I tell it like I see it...and I've seen alot.
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lets say you go horseback riding. what can make a horse jump and kick you off him or herself? what kind of mild/minor Concussion can you get? and what things do you forget? (link)
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There are many things that can cause a horse to act up. They are "flight" creatures, in other words, they take off when they are afraid. If they feel they cannot take flight or are trapped, they will display all kinds of defensive behaviors. A poor rider can even cause these behaviors as the horse wants to get away from the discomfort of the rider.
That said...if you are going trail riding at a stable that offers trail rides, you probably won't have a problem. Trail horses are, typically, dead quiet, bombproof animals. The stable owners would not likely offer to let the general public, with no equine experience, ride on an animal that will give them a problem. The worst problem you may have is the horse trying to roll, which, of course, is dangerous, but easily preventable by not letting him pretend he is trying to graze with you on his back. Before you know it, he'll be down on his knees and at that point, you'd better jump off.
A concussion from any head injury depends on the severity. It doesn't matter if you fall off a horse, get kicked by a horse or fall out of bed. If a horse lands a solid kick on your head, you're dead. If you fall off, you could get up and walk away or you could be a vegetable. It all depends on the severity of the injury. My horse stumbled in the arena and fell to her knees. I, in turn flipped over her head and landed flat on my back and hit my head on the ground (Wore a helmet). I walked away without a hitch. The previous year, a very seasoned rider, fell off her horse and was hospitalized with serious brain damage (No helmet). She died a few months later.
What impact it can have on memory? Again, I'm sure that would depend on where the injury is in the brain. Regardless, any traumatic injury can cause a person to completely forget the incident that caused it, even if it isn't a head injury. The brain protects us, psychologically and emotionally, from serious trauma. If you got your arm cut off in an accident, you are most likely to say...'The last thing I remember was...'
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