Cast Away

Had the visit with the doctor; cast was taken off, and I was given a brace towear.  I don't have to wear it all the time, but I do when my wrist starts to feel tired.  My wrist is still sore, and moving it the wrong way is a BIG mistake.  However, it's getting better, and the swelling is not so bad as it was on Friday.  I go back to the doctor in a month.  Things should be moving along quite well by then.  However, I MUST wear the brace when I'm riding.  I was able to ride with the cast on, and the brace is not as obtrusive as the cast was. 

Sara and I ran a dog 5K on Saturday, which was a race to help fund the local animal shelter and from whence she got her dog, Jack.  She also has a dog named Daisy, but Daisy did not come from the same place.  There were dogs everywhere, and many in costume (and how many of them really wanted to be in those costumes?).  This is why dogs bite! 

Sunday morning I went to the gym, did 3.1 miles on the elliptical, went to the grocery store, and then did some glute, ab work from Body Sculpting with Gilad .   My glutes are killing me today!   I definitely need to kick it up a notch in the sculpting/toning areas, not to mention I'm running like an old lady!  Oh, wait!  I am an Old Lady!

No Shows For You!

As I was having a lesson in preparation for a horse show this Sunday, Smash and I walked over to th dressage ring to practice my tests.  It was a windy day, and Steph and I were talking about the wind and its effect on riding.  Meanwhile, "something" scared Smash and she did her little hop to the side trick, not once, but twice as the second time she stepped on the dressage ring fencing.  Ack!  I remember havuing her on a long rein, and as I started to fall, my thought was, "I better let go of the reins!"  Good thing I did because Smash took off after she dumped me (as she always does). 

Meanwhile, See this:  Sara's Report of the Fall. 

After I hit the ground (I do not remember the actual fall) my wrist was hurting and swelling up before my eyes!  Usually, I get right back on the horse, but my wristhurt so much, there was no way.  Reluctantly, I went to the ER and found out I have two simple fractures in my left arm!  Good thing is, no surgery AND it's my left arm.

So, no horse show this Sunday nor on October 6.  These were going to be my last shows of the season.  Guess not. 

Hand Doctor says in two weeks he will put on a cast, and more than likely, I can ride again.  Yippee!