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Re: [RC] horse fatalities, 2002 - Howard Bramhall

Thanks.  I know there are some out there who may think I'm making much to-do about something that doesn't happen very often, but, for me, there is usually some knowledge to be gained by getting all the information that happened at the ride when a horse dies out there.  For others to learn.
 
One example is the accident where a horse got loose from a pen, fractured a leg and had to be euthanized.  This should be looked into more closely.  It's the kind of thing that has me up at night and constantly checking my pen to make sure the horses are still in there.  I'm to the point where I consider hobbling, tying them to a trailer inside a fortified pen.
 
There are other examples.  No accident should go unnoticed especially if a horse has to be put down because of a broken bone.  Learning everything might prevent one rider from repeating the mistakes of others.  Heck, let's at least make the attempt to learn from it.
 
I have one question.  Why isn't the Horse Welfare Committee listed in June's EN?  The ball needs to roll on this.  The Committee exists and needs to be listed.
 
cya,
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: A. Perez
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] horse fatalities, 2002

  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? 

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