Question

why does the rider fly over the head of a horse when the horse suddenly stops

Answer 1

Answer:

Due to Inertia of Motion. It is the moving object (Horse) once it is stopped , the person sitting on top is still continue to be in motion,due to inertia of motion.Hence the person tend to fall down.

This is similar to person jumping out from moving train falls towards the front direction due to the moving nature of the body (upper part while the legs comes to rest )

Explanation:

Answer 2

A rider on a horse back falls forward when the horse suddenly stops. This is due to the inertia of the rider.

 

• When the horse suddenly stops, the rider falls in the forward direction due to the inertia of motion.

• As the body of rider tends to be in its original state when the horse suddenly stops, the lower body part of rider stops with the horse but, whereas the upper part remains in motion.

• So, the rider falls forward. This can be explained by Newton's law of motion.

• When the horse stops, the rider still has the inertia of motion, so he falls forward.