Yes...my daughter suffers but still rides. It’s her passion. The traveling circus to the horse shows was quite the life lesson also. :-)
Went to many shows back in the day. Once upon a time they used to have shows in the infield of Churchill Downs. Long Run Pony Club hosted it. We stabled in the same stables for the racers. A special place.
Man, what memories. Almost did a Christopher Reeves there on the jumper course. Went into a in-and-out combination wrong and the horse said nope in the middle. Went flying over his ears. Landed on my head. Rubbing the back of my neck, I think I popped a vertebrae back into place walking back to the stable. That’s what it felt like. You’re invincible at that age, you know.
Yea, my whole spine is messed up. Football didn’t help either.
Man, I’m feeling old.