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Please everyone remember to wear a whistle...ON YOU.  Voices do not carry 
far and go hoarse quickly.

One of my favorite riding partners is married to and lives with her 'boss' 
...(he's a doctor).

Luckily for her he was at home one day when she  fell in her living room on 
18" Spanish tiles.  They lived 1 1/2 hours from a hospital.  To make a long 
story short I will say after 30 years of riding...much of it alone; we often 
ribboned different loops of 50 miles of trail alone, rode frequently at 
night and often cross country exploring new options for rides.  We were 
lucky.  (They removed a section of her skull so there was room for her brain 
to swell.  Luckily after 2 wks the swelling went down and the skull section 
was not rejected so she didn't need a plate......).

Yes, we both still ride alone but I value my riding partners.

Did I mention WEAR A WHISTLE PLEASE....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonni" <jonnij@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:54 AM
Subject: [RC] Riding alone


> Stacy posted: >>>I'm not scared to ride alone (at least not with a good 
> shot
> of vodka in me) but I just don't feel it's a very safe thing to do.  If
> something happens and I'm laying in the middle of the trail unresponsive,
> someone would have to "come upon" me.  My horses tend to stay with me 
> (which
> is a good thing) instead of running off to the barn or trailer or 
> somewhere
> else.  Problem with that is no one would know I was in trouble until they
> found me which could be hours or not at all. <<<
>
> Not a lot of folks I like to ride with. I prefer to ride alone, even at
> rides. Love to find that pocket at a ride where I'm not with the other
> competitors. I can't imagine pulling if the person I was riding with at a
> ride got pulled, but do understand that every rider is different, and they
> need to be comfortable with what they are doing. I trailer to our local
> trails, and ride alone 90% of the time. I too, call my hubby, and tell him 
> I
> am heading out, and he gets a call when I get back to the trailer. He is
> often out of town for work. We live in a very rural location, with our 
> house
> 1/3rd of a mile away from the closest neighbor. If I were to worry about 
> the
> risks of something happening while riding alone and no one finding me, I
> should then consider I could have something happen at home and no one 
> would
> find me. Many of us drive in rural roads that if there was a single car
> accident, could end up off in the brush, or over the edge, with no one
> finding us.    Shoot, some could slip and fall in the bath tub and hit our
> head and not have someone find us for hours, or days, or for those who are
> really remote and don't have family and neighbors check on them on a 
> regular
> basis for weeks..... We each much weigh what is "safe" for us. Many of us,
> that is riding alone. Hopefully those who are uncomfortable doing so, have
> some great riding partners to enjoy the trails with.
> Jonni
>
>
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