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Boy this is one of my sore points. I spent three years on the National 
Ski Patrol at A Basin in CO. We allowed "out of bounds skiing" when it 
was safe. We warned people where it was unsafe to ski and when it was 
unsafe.

It was listed on the board at the lodge and we put up ropes to keep 
people out. The reason it was unsafe because of avalanche. They went 
under anyway. At what point does a person take responsibility for their 
own actions? IMO when they are warned and they disregard the warning. 
Bottom line we would not go to try to find them and neither would any 
search and rescue it was deemed safe by the Forest Service (it was their 
land). If they got buried by an avalanche - it became a body rescue when 
it was safe. Of course we took the blame because we would not go and try 
to find them.

Sorry if one is warned one accepts the consequence for their actions. If 
a person is warned of avalanche danger and skis there any way and dies, 
well duh. If a person is warned a horse bits and moves in close enough 
to get bit - well duh! If a person is warned that a horse kicks and 
walks right behind it and lets their horse bit it - well duh. At some 
point we have to take responsibility for our own actions and quit trying 
to blame others.

The rider was warned, chose to move close enough to the horse to get bit 
(by her own admission). At that point it was on her.

Truman

Kristen A Fisher wrote:
> I think it is one thing to say "this animal bites". Most people would think,
> OK, I should not approach, touch, pet or initiate contact with the animal.
> Then if that person sticks its hand in the dog/bird/horse's face - the
> victim is the dumb one.
>
> The problem is, at least the way it was described, the animal initiated
> aggressive contact toward the person. Saying "this horse bites" is not the
> same thing as saying "this animal might lunge and attack you so clear the
> area."
>
> Sure it might have been able to have been prevented - but who bears more of
> the burden for the incident? The person who was supposed to be managing the
> horse IMO.
>
> Kristen
>
>  
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-
> > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Truman Prevatt
> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:57 PM
> > To: Susan Shook
> > Cc: Ridecamp
> > Subject: Re: [RC] Biting Horse at Ride
> >
> > Susan,
> >
> > I am sorry you got bit - getting bit by a horse hurts. Let me ask a
> > question, however. If this were a 80 pound pit bull dog and the owner
> > told you he bit - would you have taken your horse and yourself near
> > enough that he could lunge and get you? Probably not, they why was it
> > okay to do it with the horse.
> >
> > It was extremely rude of the owner to have not apologized for the
> > incident or to reprimand her horse. However, the way I read what you say
> > is it they were there first and she warned you but you moved into the
> > space anyway.
> >
> > This incident could I think have been prevented.
> >
> > Truman
> >
> > Susan Shook wrote:
> >     
> > > During the vet check I took my horse to eat with 3 others, one was the
> > > horse that he came to the ride with. As I approached, one rider told
> > > me to be careful because her horse (mare) bites. Normally I take this
> > > type of warning to mean that the horse would bite other horses, not
> > > people so I put myself in between my gelding and her mare. We were not
> > > crowded. Next thing I knew her mare lunged and viciously bit me in my
> > > side. I jumped into my horse to get away from the attack which caused
> > > my horse to jump into my friend, which resulted in a back injury for
> > > her. The bite resulted in extensive bruising and swelling and my
> > > friend ended up driving home early from the ride due to her back pain.
> > > The rider showed absolutely no concern for either of us (never asked
> > > if either of us was o.k.), did absolutely nothing to reprimand her
> > > horse and finally moved her horse away from the group.
> > >
> > >       
> > --
> >
> > "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
> > monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
> > into you." Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
> >
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