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[RC] Ridecamp post - rides2far@xxxxxxxxYou ask if perhaps a lesser distance (than 100 miles) might significantly reduce pulls, deaths, etc. The best way to make sure we never fail at anything is to never try anything. What's wrong with a pull so long as there's no permanent damage? My athletes at school get pulls, strains, bruises constantly...because they are ACTIVE, thus they have the muscle injuries...unlike the kids who are "safe" and never have failure, who are overweight, depressed & self destructive, etc. Heck, I'll bet if you looked it up on the internet you'd find kids who were killed playing little league last year. Doesn't mean it is inhumane. It just means we're all mortal. In 35 years of riding horses I have seen 2 deaths. One was a 50 miler, the other was a pleasure horse that put its foot through the reins, paniced and flipped smashing its head on the ground. No 100's. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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