Notice how complex a horse's leg ligaments are. Most of it it only protected by 1 mm of skin.
These are just some of the things you'll find in old jumpers.
Imagine, you are an old horse. You spend most of your day in a 6x6 stall, your legs are in terrible pain, but no matter what you do you can't escape it. Your back is unnaturally dipped, and your old hooves are cracked beyond belief. Whenever you try and shift your weight to escape pain, your joints creak and crack. But in the end you end up making your pain worse.
This goes on every day in old horses. It's pretty upsetting to know that your old best friend, is standing in his stall, in serious pain.
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Problem 5: It's downright dangerous.
More injuries are caused by showjumping, than professional football. That's mind blowing, considering that NFL injuries average at 400 a year.
There are about 600 injuries a year due to jumping events. Some are just minor cuts or bruises, but some are life threatening.
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Do you want this to happen to you?
But that's just the rider! There are other injuries that the horse can suffer as well.
The amount of horses that lose their lives a year is mind boggling. 200 on average.
And the injuries are usually pretty gruesome.
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This horse probably clipped his front leg with his back leg while landing.
And this poor guy has permanent fetlock problems.
How can you help?
I would suggest only jumping your horse a cross jump. No higher. That should be the only height that anyone jumps in my opinion.
Let your horse's head go a bit. Don't hang on the reins, and never use a tie down or tie your horse's mouth shut.
Be Careful!!!! Don't do stupid stuff. Don't jump too high, don't do things without thinking it through, and also remember, just because you wear a helmet, you are NOT automatically safe.
Exhibit A: So, basically what happens is this girl falls off her horse. She is obviously ok. But she starts to chase the horse mindlessly. She thinks she's safe because she has a helmet on. Then, because horses are fight or flight animals, instinct kicked in, and the horse kicked her in the head. Helmets don't always save lives people!
Sorry....
I am so sorry if I offended you in any way. This is just my opinion, and everyone in entitled to theirs.
