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hit the ground running

Ok so here's a story i think of ever so often... when i was about eleven, we went to visit my fam in east texas. my cousin who was about my age also, had a horse so we both jumped on and took off on a trail through the woods (i of course completely unfamiliar with horses). the trail came to a bit of an incline so the horse picked up pace suddenly causing us to fall off, hitting the ground hard. however, as we fell to the ground the horse took off without us. I was ready to take my time getting back up to go after it as i was in pain from the fall - my body was aching all over. but not my couson. She shot up and took off running after that horse. i didnt have time to think any more about my pain because i had no choice but to follow her example and basically hit the ground running after the run away horse. my cousin was able to catch her horse and we walked it home. it still amazes me how she jumped right up from the fall and took off, and how i had to follow her quick example or be left behind lost in the woods.