Re: [RC] Kids, ponies and distance riding... - Cynthia Eyler
I don't mean to sound unfeeling, but if this horse
and rider couldn't finish the ride without someone ponying/leading them in,
then they didn't really earn a completion.
JMHO
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
"...just not allowing ponying another horse &
rider...."
This most likely unnecessary rule can have some
negative consequences.
I was at a ride where an experienced, adult
rider fell from her horse about 2 miles from the finish. She was taken
to the camp and checked out. Aside from a mild concussion and a couple
of cracked ribs she was OK. Her friends took her and her horse out to
the place, put her on the horse and carefully led (ponying from the ground
not horse) her to the finish so she could get her completion before she
went for a more complete exam.
