Sky wrote:


> Well bummer and more! Please don't let a broken rib keep you from
> enjoying what you like, er, after it heals that is When walking
> down/up the street, anyone could've just as easily tripped on a curb and
> done the same thing, perhaps? I wish you good luck and a speedy
> recovery.
>
> Sky, who's had quite a few broken bones over the years
>

Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. No matter how careful
and how skillful you might be, sometimes there simply no compensating
for the fact that a horse is basically a thousand pounds of stupid.
When our orthopedic vet heard that my daughter wanted to specialize in
large animals he cleared his throat, shuffled his feet and then said,
"Listen, I know you're not going to want to hear this, but of the class
I graduated with, of all the guys who went into large animal practice,
not one of them is still with it after 15 years. Just saying..."