Sean,
I know the feeling. In the last National Competition in The United States, I got rolled on by a horse and ended up with broken ribs in my back, a torn right lung (caused by impact), lost the tip of my pelvic girdle on the right side and damaged the nerves on the right side of my face. Besides that, I was fine
I must say though, that the Polish Volunteer Cavalry are probably the best cavalry in the world.
Besides the cavalry, the living history event is a stunner too. Not many places where you can go for ride in a Hanomag.
We feast upon those that seek to subdue us. (Adams Family motto but suits my family exactly)