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falling off a horse
ok so it's been almost 3 weeks since I fell off of my horse. I was riding him in the pasture, bareback, with split reins and a halter. And I wore a helmet...good thing. Well there is a nearby lake, and a blue heron was nearby and scared him, so he took off and bucked me off and ran toward the gate. I fell on my butt, im pretty sure, but i was face down when i like landed on the ground. And I knew it was stupid..I shouldn't have ridden outside without better control, but ive done it before without falling off. But it's been three weeks and my tailbone still hurts, like when i sit back...idk what to do?
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Have you been riding still? If you have, you should stop until you've seen a doctor.
Back injury, tail bone injury, neck or head injuries must be taken dead-seriously. As a rider myself, I know we tend to poo-poo them, but we shouldn't. It can haunt you for the rest of your life if not dealt with correctly the first time. Impacts from horseback are not typical of sports injuries, they are very different and in many cases, more tramatic (few other athelics spend all thier time five feet in the air moving quickly over unever terrian).
Go to a doctor. Or just be sensible yourself and stay off horse back for six weeks. If you don't do at least that, it is possible it might never heal, or at least, take months instead of weeks. My barn had a pretty strick rule about these sorts of injuries: four weeks minimun of no riding, six for safety.
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Just ice it, but after three weeks it shouldn't be to sore. I know this isn't much help, but i'm not a doctor, so make an appointment to get xrays to make sure it's okay. (:
hope you feel better.
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