$A$ rider on horseback falls when the horse starts running all of a sudden because:

  • A
    Rider is taken back
  • B
    Rider is suddenly afraid of falling
  • C
    Inertia of rest keeps the upper part of the body at rest whereas the lower part of the body moves forward with the horse
  • D
    None of the above

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