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You know - while "it happens" sometimes it happens because we are asleep 
at the wheel. It happens because we are more concerned with something 
other that 100% focus on our horse. We may be mentoring a new rider, 
trying to go a little faster, trying to get the last 10 miles slow for 
the finish - there are a million reasons. We may be trying out a new 
saddle and we may have the best intentions. At the end of the day it is 
the horse that ends up of fluids. And at the end of the day - it is the 
responsibility of the rider.

I had my horse spend a day at the UF vet clinic some years ago. Came in 
close to the end and he flew through the vet check. I could make all 
sorts of excuses but the bottom line he was my charge and my charge went 
down. My charge went down going out and going 50 miles for me. There 
were no sighs all day - but it happened. Whose fault was it - it was 
mine pure and simple. I missed something - it was there I am sure but I 
missed it.

I am not real happy about the new "kinder gentler AERC." Oh, if you 
horse goes down - don't worry we'll just plug him in to an IV. The rule 
is pretty simple - "the rider is ultimately responsible for his horse."

So if anyone wants to ridicule me for not being more attentive to my 
horse that day have at it - because while I may not have known at the 
time the problem - they would be correct, I was asleep at the wheel and 
my horse paid for it almost dearly.

What the hell has happened to accountability? IMO if someone can't 
accept the responsibility for their horse - they should not be out on 
the trail.

Truman

Ranelle Rubin wrote:
> My issue personally still is the issue of public ridicule for having 
> your horse treated at a ride, as there is absolutely no excuse for that.


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“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how 
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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