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Fwd: Re: [RC] Eventing deaths - Lynn WhiteNote: forwarded message attached.
Lynn
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--- Begin Message ---Jackie, please provide a website so I can look up the stats since you stated I can look them up myself. I am sure there are others out there that would be interested as well. My point WAS that we go around beating each other up for the small handfull of endurance horse deaths incurred in our sport. We loose perpsective how safe our sport really is. Again, my question: I WONDER WHAT the stats are for horse deaths per starts? At the higher FEI levels, there are even less horse deaths per starts in endurance than eventing. I'd wager money on that one. Objective veterenarians are great levelers in our sport. Sure, one can drop dead from an anyerism or get killed in a car wreck at any time. In fact, I am going to a funeral for a 26 y.o. mother of three that died from a reaction to some medicine. That's just part of life. I for one however am not willing to up the odds of my demise or those for my beloved mare. Eventing at the higher levels is dangerous, period. It's not for the faint of heart OR for people that can't affort to loose a $40K horse or a $100K hospital bill. I admire anyone who has the guts to do that sport. I've spent a lot of time watching it and even dabbled in it before I realized I did not have the guts or $$ to do it. Glad I made that decision because endurance is way more fun IMO. And what's up with the horse dropping dead on the course? Did that really happen? If so, shouldn't that have been caught by a vet BEFORE the horse started? --- Jackie Causgrove <fairhairwolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Why is it that someone in one discipline (and a discipline that is often criticized for being dangerous) will criticize another discipline for the very same reason? This always amazes me. And without a doubt, the poster is More than entitled to her opinion regarding any and disciplines. However, I have a dissenting view. Yes, there are strict records kept as to horse deaths/pulls etc in eventing. You can go look them up. Whenever one starts at the very higher levels of almost any discipline, there are going to be a lot more injuries and even perhaps fatalities. However, one can get quite killed just as well and just as easily at any level. That is the nature of being involved with horses. Eventing is not by no means for the faint of heart. However, it is meant to be a true challenge of a horses endurance and talent. When you are riding courses that have 4 foot solid jump with a 4 foot drop into water, there are, without a doubt, very real inherent risks to horse and rider. But also remember that anything sensational, the negative is going to glare out. Try to keep things in context as to HOW many actual eventing shows take place in this country alone each weekend. And compare that to HOW many deaths etc there are. It's sort of like flying. Well, I am now stepping off of my soap box. And I agree that this is just my 2 cents worth as well Jackie Lynn White <lynndeepoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: There is a reason (besides lack of $$) that I don't event. Next time you think endurance riding is hazardous to horses, think of the cross country event. This weekend two horses died on the cross country course of high level three-day event in Florida. Sounds like one literally dropped dead on the course and another had a bad fall. One rider was thrown and is still in serious condition.http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/NEWS01/803170318&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSELThough thrilling to watch, eventing at the FEI levels is dangerous IMO. It's kind of like the ski jumping of the horse sports: takes a lot of guts to participate and there is a lot of risk. I wonder what the statistics are for # of starts vs. equine deaths for each horse sport. I would wager that endurance is one of the safer ones both for horses AND riders. Lynn "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people" -W.C. Fields____________________________________________________________________________________Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=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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