Re: RC: Death Visits Ridecamp in the May EN!!!!!!!

[Coujurs1@aol.com]

  Not that anyone needs me to defend them, but...I too have kept my mouth 
shut on this issue too long.  All of you people who are slamming Howard, I'm 
sorry, I have the ride results and my memory, and guess what, none of you 
were there!  As usual there are people on this list that tend to jump on 
others without facts.  Howard's horse got an ileus do any of you have any 
idea what an ileus is?  I will write what my medical dictionary says:  an 
obstruction of the intestines, cause by immobility of the bowel or blocked by 
mechanical means.  This is what the horse was diagnosed with at the ride.  
Could it be caused by the ride, yes.  Could it had been caused by other 
reasons, of course.  Another ride a year or two ago had a horse at JD's ride 
with an ileus, it went to an Equine hospital where it refluxed for 3 days.  
It recovered but after an extended time, was attempted in endurance again and 
exhibited mild signs of colic.  It is now a pasture potato.
  Did Howard ride too fast?  He said he did, and he has to live with it.  
Have any of you NOT ridden faster than you should?  I know I haven't, guess 
some of you are just really lucky.  It takes guts to go anywhere and admit 
you screwed up, could you do it?  I would have to think long and hard 
especially from some of y'alls responses.  
  His picking on Angie. I never read a last name.  Did any of you assume it 
was another Angie?  Heck there are 3 Nina's in the SE.  I'm not saying it 
wasn't Angie.  I like Angie and have known her for years.  She is an absolute 
hoot.  I don't recall getting pissed and having others jump in support of me 
when certain things that have been said in fun of me on this list.  I can 
list them if need be, and was mentioned by first and last name.  Not that 
they bothered me, I tend to take everything in humor, and sometimes tend to 
regret it.  
  I too have sat holding a horses head and hoping for the best. Or holding 
the owner, sometimes they just have bad days, and can't tell you what's going 
on.  I hope none of you have gone through this or ever have to.  Usually if 
there is treating going on, I try to be there to help (I can come up with a 
way to hang a bag from anything).    Roger told his story, as did Howard, to 
try to open some eyes, not some mouths!  Or in this case, not some keyboards. 
 
  Nina Gibson