A week ago Sunday the girls and I were having a nice relaxing Sunday. The sky was clear & blue, the air was warm with a nice breeze blowing through. I had gotten Domino out to fit him for a headstall and I said "Hey Aubree to you want to sit on Domino while I let him graze for a little bit" She happily jumped on him. Jenae didn't want to be left out so she got on also. I know that 2 kids riding bareback is asking for trouble. If my Dad was here to day he would say "Halie...what were you thinking..." Well all was going well until I decided to lead Domino over to another place in the yard to graze. I was not too worried about the girls being on bareback double because we were just walking & I was right with them. Jenae then says "Mom, you don't need to lead us....." She gave Domino a good kick in the belly and he proceeded to trot off. The girls lost their balance & down they came. Jenae cried instantly and complained of the pain. Aubree cried for a minute I quickly said " I am not crying mom, I am tough!" I knew deep down that Jenae's arm was probably broke. However there was no swelling or bruising & her are was not disfigured at all. I talked back and forth with my sister Lacey (who is an RN) and kept her comfortable with Ibuprofen. To avoid a Sunday afternoon call to the ER we had he get through the night I waited until morning. She did great that night, I gave her Ibuprofen at 3:00 am, but she slept the entire night.
Monday Kyle took her in and her X-ray revealed it was broken :-( . She has to be in a sling for 3 weeks then re X-ray it. She need to keep pretty still and not move around much. It was broke up to high to cast. I am thankful that she does not have to go through the discomfort of a cast, but I am a little nervous as she needs to be so careful with her arm.
I have delt with a lot of mommy guilt & questioned myself 100 times why I had them two on together bareback. For any of you who know Jenae, she is quiet a hand when it comes to riding & takes great pride in riding horses that are young, and maybe not as broke as I would like her to ride. She is fearless in the rodeo arena & rides very aggressively. She is always standing on her horses and doing tricks. Why the one time I have her on the pony and I am standing right there & I literal watch her slide off the pony and hit the ground in slow motion does she break her arm???? I do think this is God's way of showing me he is the one in control of our lives & we do need to trust him. When I see Jenae on a young horse or standing up doing her tricks, I worry so much that she is going to get hurt. Well all that worrying has not me nowhere & a time that I have her on a pony & I have not a worry in the world of her safety she falls off and gets hurt! Life lesson learned...turn all worries over to God as he does have a plan for each one of us.
Matthew 6:27
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
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| Enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon before the broken arm. |
Jenae with her sling on. 3 weeks of no riding....not sure she is going to handle that very well.
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| Now that Jenae is not able to help AI, Aubree is pretty excited to be Grandpa's "#1 helper" She takes that title very serious! |
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| Aubree's riding skills have come on really good this week with getting to be a part of the AIing every day. |
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