EMERGENCY PROBLEMS

[Anne Ness <nessranch@brainerd.net>]

IN REGARDS TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AT RIDES, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SOMEONE
ON BOARD TO COVER ABOUT EVERY POSSIBILITY. WHY WELL, THEY HAVE BEEN USED
FOR ME AT ONE RIDE AND AS A RESULT I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO 'KNOW THERE IS
SOMETHING IN PLACE' WHEN I START AN EVENT. MY 'RESCURERS' AREN'T REAL
APPARENT TO ANYONE BUT BELIEVE ME THEY ARE IN PLACE AND CAN MOVE QUICKLY
WHEN NEEDED. AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE AN AMBULANCE 'DOWN THE TRAIL' TO
SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST WORKING HER HORSE FOR THE NEXT DAY. ALSO HAVE HAD
'MY' VET PATCH UP NON EVENT HORSES, AND THEY WAITED FOR ME 'CAUSE THEY
KNEW I'D HAVE A HORSE VET IN AND WHEN THAT VET WOULD LIKELY COME INTO
CAMP FOR THE WEEK END. ALSO HAVE SEVERAL FIRST AID,CPR TRAINED PEOPLE
AROUND. THIS IS A TOUGH SPORT AND NO ONE WANTS TROUBLE, BUT SEEMS IF YOU
PREPARE FOR THE WORST, IT JUST MAY NOT EVER HAPPEN. ALSO, I SPEAK TO THE
GUY UPSTAIRS, THAT IS PERSONAL FOR ME. AND THEN WE GO FOR IT.AND TO
FINISH IN THE PILLSBURY HILLS IS TO WIN. THERE ARE THOSE WHO WON'T COME,
'CAUSE IT IS TOO TOUGH. OH WELL. ANNE