worst of my concussion. I HAD to go into work, but I couldn't remember my Staff's names [?] or their extension phone #'s! For the life of me! It took a whole lot of being 'calm' [or telling myself not to panic] and weird experiences of commuting home and finding I'd 'lost' a few minutes to shake me up into ultra awareness hyperdrive. Before that accident? I'd been riding using both Tellington-Jones and Sally Swift 'awareness' techniques, and they helped me not only thru that? But when I really got zapped with an auto-immune disease! All that body-awareness stuff saved my bacon with getting PT for the immune damages! Who would have thought?
My horse was one that IF I was 1/2" off balance? I could become toast! Luckily, I had good balance, just didn't know how to use it best under the circumstances. My horse was a semi-wacky ex-racehorse-need more said?
Now IS the time just to appreciate the 'old guy'! Ever heard of the phrase 'hairy sofa'? That is what you need, a kind soul with a warm fuzzy nose and good heart to share. It can DO your SOUL good. Just puddle around. Puddling CAN be fun!
Yes, fear of concussion is ever present? But, I'd tried riding after a 4 year break on a 'hairy sofa'? And WoW It felt soo good! I found that my body could and did automatically do what it SHOULD and safely too! And? I had fun!
As for Helmets? I was at the facility where Christopher Reeve got hurt. I Could go on about what I know or don't about THAT? But would rather not. THAT is what's called a true 'crash and burn'. Helmets save lives-the brain is a terrible thing to lose!
You didn't C &B, You WILL have things back in line in a while...just allow it to HAPPEN.. Don't try and rush things. BUT, IF you do try and get on? Do it soon! And expect full body sweats from your scalp to your toenails! It fades. Then? Disappears. IF you let it. Hugs and hope truly 's And give your horses some carrots from ME! Please? - j