"Dave Smith" > wrote
> The worst part is that I am going to have to consider giving up riding
> lessons. I broke my collar bone 6 years ago but went back to lessons when
> that healed and thought that I could keep doing it as long as there were
> no more injuries. Now I have broken a second bone, and I am getting close
> to 60.
> :-(

It would help if you had your own horse or at least one to ride that you
know well. But really, you'd be wise to quit, hard as it might be. I have
friends who have gone on to really hurt themselves on horses in their 60s.