Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Helmets

Somehow I knew this was coming.  I knew it was too good to be true.  A sport 
which actually decided people were responsible for their own heads and bodies 
just 
couldn't last.  Well........

If a ride manager "requires" helmets, good for them.  I'll just skip that 
ride.  If the AERC does so, I will leave the sport.  I am soooooooo tired of 
the prevailing attitude of the do-gooders and know-betters in this society.  
It is why I go out and ride my horse every day - to get away from it.  

But if the AERC is going that way, here are a few additional suggestions"

***Prohibit anyone weighing in excess of their ideal body weight from riding 
in a sanctioned event, thus preventing possible harm to the horse or rider 
owing to complications arising from said obesity.

***Prohibit any ride from continuing after the onset of dusk, thus preventing 
the possibility of a rider becoming lost or injured and being harder to 
locate.

***Prohibit any ride when the ambient temperature rises above 74.6 degrees, 
thus minimizing the dangers of heatstroke.

***Prohibit registration or participation of any equine over the height of 12 
hands.  Numerous studies suggest that a fall from higher than this can cause 
serious injury or even death.

***Require rider-side airbags on all pommels.

***Require additional safety equipment to include, but not be limited to:  
shin guards, wrist guards, knee pads, shoulder pads, back braces, and safety 
glasses.

***Require that all ride managers line every inch of the trail with OSHA 
approved safety pads in the event of a tumble from that 12 hand pony.

***Require mandatory drug testing (both urine and blood) from both horse AND 
rider prior to accepting any entry for any ride.

I'd actually love to go on, but I don't wanna be nicknamed "Howard."  Please, 
people.  If you wanna wear a helmet, wear one and I'll respect your right to 
do so.  If I don't wanna wear one, leave me the @#$% alone.  Thanks.

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
                                 - Benjamin Franklin

Scott & Solitaire

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