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

[Trishmare@aol.com]

Well said Nina.  Great post.  My feelings exactly, ditto, all that . . .

<<   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
    >>

Trish & King David,
Grand Blanc, Michigan