A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE CORRAL

Yesterday Aspen had riding lessons. As her trail ride came to an end and her group emerged from the dense woods I sensed something not right about the overall vibe. Quickly I learned that the horse behind Aspen's had bucked up (that means standing on it's front legs and kicking - reared up means standing on it's back legs - who knew?) and kicked at the horse behind it (for following too close one would surmise). Unfortunately, the horse ended up kicking the leg of the 9 yr old girl riding the horse. That girl arrived out of the woods a few minutes later still on the horse but in obvious pain. As they took the girl off the horse her blood soaked jean leg attracted everyone's attention. She had a pretty good compound fracture of her right tibia. It was not a pretty sight. Aspen was worried for the girl and the horse (she had heard that if a horse ever broke a leg it had to be put down. I had to clarify that a horse had to break it's own leg in order for it to be put down, not someone else's leg).