Rotator cuff surgery today, I go in about an hour... nervous

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38. I was putting him the stall after his class at a show

He'd dug a pit at the door, so we both hopped over the pit, then I turned around to close the door before taking the lead off. While I wasn't looking he reared straight up and that is when he snatched my shoulder. He didn't mean to hurt me, he was just full of energy and excited by jumping over his tiger pit, LOL. He hated being in a stall and at home he spent most of his time in a pasture. At the show he'd been in a stall for two nights, only getting out to stand in a halter class, so he was ready to bounce off the walls. At ten months he was already pretty tall, so he had lots of height on me when he reared.

I still live on my farm and get to see my four retired broodmares every day, plus the horses that belong to the family that take care of my farm and my horses. Their daughter has the last foal I ever produced - he's now seven years old. Although full Quarter Horse, he doesn't look it. He's 16'3" (that is hands, which translates to 67" at the shoulder, large for a saddle horse) and has very good bone (he's heavily built for a QH). The daughter is showing him three day eventing, stadium jumping, cross country jumping and dressage. Since he is one of the best horses I ever produced, I'm happy to be able to follow his progress. He is the grandson of the colt that injured me.