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Archive Home > 2004 > August > 01 > Volunteer medics make the show go 'round

Volunteer medics make the show go 'round

By Katrina Hays / The Bulletin
August 1, 2004

When a horse and its rider part ways, the results can be traumatic for the rider.

A 150-pound person can become a human catapult when perched atop a 1,500-pound animal that decides to stop abruptly at a jump. The resulting injuries can ruin the rest of the rider's show, if not the season.

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