STOP abruptly, DROP and SLIDE ROSIE SLIDE.  Not fun when your going 20 MPH on a horse and you come crashing down with no control of how your gonna fall.  Thank GOD the horse and I were able to walk away from this spill. 

WHAT HAPPENED???

I was riding a 5 1/2 furlong race on the turf at Colonial Downs.  My filly broke fast and was in the second flight of horses three wide going into the turn.  All of a sudden the inside horse decided she didn't want to turn and tried to bolt.  She slammed into the middle horse causing that one to come out into my horse wiping out her two front legs.  My filly fell sideways throwing me forward.  I landed on my left hip and slid for about 50 feet and then rolled to a stop.  I opened my eyes and my horse was still sliding by me.  I immediately checked myself to see if I was ok and got up to get my horse.  She had gotten up and was just standing there looking straight ahead at the grandstand probably wondering what the heck just happened.  I pulled off her blinkers and went to remove the saddle(which was back behind her withers.  Looked like a bucking strap)  My horse was so stunned that she never moved when I was tugging at the girth to loosen it to get the saddle off.  The outriders came to make sure I was ok and took the horse back to the barn.  What a wild ride but thankfully it turned out ok. 

Horacio Karamanos was the rider on the horse that bolted. (it wasn't his fault at all.  When horses decide there going to do something there is no controlling them)  He was waiting for me when I got out of the ambulance.  He gave me a hug and kept saying he was sorry.  The other riders in the race all came and hugged me and were glad to see that I was ok.  It made me feel good that they cared.  I consider them as my family because you never want to see anyone get hurt and you want to be excited for them when they win or ride a good race.  You have to support each other because times like this you need each other to cope.