Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

 Good post, Howeard.  I do find it interesting to note, though,
that deaths due to metabolic failure are those you suggest are
preventable, whereas death due to broken legs/necks from falling
off the trail are an accepted hazard.  Are some trails just too
risky for endurance races?  What exactly causes these accidents
- are horses stumbling?  Spooking?  Being run off the trail?  Is
rider error at fault (failure to keep safe distance between
horses, failure to watch where they are going)?  Should
ride-managers be more careful in planning routes?  I ride some
pretty hairy trails, and am no coward when it comes to technical
riding, but I have never 'fallen off' a trail or seen anyone
else do so... it seems to me to be a pretty avoidable hazard -
or is it?  

________________________________________________
Get your own "800" number
Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more
http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=