Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. It felt like a weakness'

Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @05:52PM (#39996096)

mmm. Depends on what you consider the "sport."

My wife's a horse trainer. I could go down a long list of injuries of various severity that she's suffered over the years. There's at least one concussion (that I know of!) in there and a solid whack to the face that drew lots of blood but no other noticeable injury.

And that reminds me of the software developer I used to work with who was also previously a horse trainer but switched to software after being run over and breaking five ribs.

Unfortunately, this stuff is considered expected and accepted [shrug].

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Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by QuercusMax on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @06:46PM (#39996483)

I'm assuming most riders aren't trainers, though. That seems like a different and likely riskier activity than riding an already-trained horse?

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Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:12PM (#39997739)

One can only hope :-)

Then again, I knew someone whose wife did intake at a nearby ER and pretty much all of their equine-related injuries came from the same trail riding outfit nearby!

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