Met this lady today under very unfortunate circumstances. Kathleen is riding cross country from Oregon to New Jersey. She was riding down 116 from Hanna City going towards Peoria when her horse fell on her. They were just crossing a driveway that had been resurfaced and neither she nor her horse realized how slippery it was. Down went the bay mare right on top of Kathleen. Once I pulled off the road, the mare was able to get up and Kathleen was able to stand. Her knee and ankle were in pain but she was more concerned with her horse. I led the bay mare away from her, turned her and led her straight back right along a very busy 116 and she seemed fine. Kathleen and the 2 horses; Mystic age 12 and Mystic's 4 year old daughter Delightful were only going to go another half mile down 116, then stay the night at Staley's place so the decision was made to lead both horses down. Kathleen refused the offer to ride in the car, felt she needed to try to walk off the pain.
To read more about her journey copy and paste the link below:
http://sewardindependent.com/main.asp?SectionID=43&SubSectionID=46&ArticleID=2517
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