Re: RC: Dead/Alive -TEVIS RESCUE Part 2

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

I don't know of any ride that says they will provide rescue services for a 
horse entered in a race.  I have never presumed that there would be.

Tevis is a race with steep climbs and that is not a secret.  Accidents will 
and can happen.  I figure that when a person enters any endurance race, 
they should approach it the same way they would a long conditioning ride - 
that is, the person who is on the horse assumes responsibility.  Come to 
the race prepared to help yourself & don't rely on RM to provide a safety 
net.  It says on the Tevis webpage, (second sentence!) "Participants in 
this event do so at their own risk and must pay an entry fee. They must 
also sign a waiver of liability...".  Perhaps Denise's story is a good 
reminder of what "ride at your own risk" means.

I have to add that I can't think of worse PR for our sport then to have 
emergency services standing by at races.  Lif



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