motocross

Motocross is a fast paced sport in which the riders are jumping their 100 pound dirt bikes through the air. The riders can reach about 50 feet in the air, sometimes they get even higher. The racers can reach speeds up to about 60 miles per hour. 

There are many serious injuries you can get from racing motorcycles. You can break an arm, a leg, ribs, neck, wrist, etc. being a professional racer takes alot of practice. Even being someone whose hobby is taking the dirt bike out for a spin in the wood takes practice.\

I have a KTM 250 sxf of my own. A couple years ago when I first started riding out in the Ohio mud I hit a jump and landed the wrong way on the landing ramp. I fell off the bike and I sprained my wrist and had received a bad case of whiplash.

Just a couple seasons ago the well-known rookie racer named Ryan Villipoto who races for Kawasaki broke his leg and he missed the whole season. That can be a dampener on his salary and his riding skills.

Jumping the bikes that weigh over one hundred pounds is scary. If you tilt the bike too far to one side you may not be able to pull the bike back up to the upright position. When you land the bike won’t be on its two wheels and it can land on its side. That’s when the rider can receive serious injury. It hurts when a bike that weighs that many lands on you, I would know.

horseback riding

 
There are so many fatal riding accidents that it is near impossible to keep count. Working around on with any living, thinking animal immediately presents obvious risks. There are many injuries that could happen also, such as broken bones, concussions, and maybe even becoming paralyzed.

I have a friend in the state of California who has horses and puts them into completion. One day a couple years ago she was bucked off and she broke her leg at the same time she was kicked in the head and she was out for hours.

Being bucked off a horse can be very quick and scary. If you don’t get out of the way fast enough you just might get hit by the horses very strong hind legs. One of my best friend's dad walked behind a horse and he was kicked in the chest. Now he has a small indent in the middle if his chest.

Also when you get bucked off the horse you can land on any part of your body the wrong way and break many bones. Being disabled on the ground while an animal that weigh over a couple hundred pounds is above you kicking and jumping is not a good place to be.

The most dangerous injury you can get from horseback riding is to the nervous system. Head injuries still outnumber spinal/nervous injuries about five to one. If you looking to getting into horseback riding activities, jumping horses is where you will most likely get a spinal injury.