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As much as I know horses can be unpredictable in real life, sometimes I get the feeling that I need constant reminding. November is my bad luck month (quickly decided after breaking my collarbone completely in two requiring surgery) and has proven to be that way for multiple years after. This year, I decided to push my luck again, not really thinking about it, and went to try a horse that an owner was trying to find a home for. My first red flag should've been her not wanting to come up out of the field, but I gave her the benefit of the doubt since it was a colder day and someone was out there cutting down trees. My second red flag should've been that it was cold since every horse I had encountered the whole week was FRESH. The third red flag should've been that her name was Bacardi, and I have never gotten along with Rum. She seemed like a sweet girl, stood to be tacked up in spite of an injury on her ear, handled fantastically on the ground and in the round pen. It was when I went to get on that everything went down hill. She immediately dropped her head and took off bucking before I even had time to sit up in the saddle. I of course came off like a sack of potatoes when my foot caught the round pen panel and drug me back. All in all I came out with moderate injuries, torn ankle ligaments and a re-herniation of a disc in my back, but watch out for those red flags when the weather starts changing.