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RE: [RC] Heeding warning - Bob Morris

You can “what if” any incident to an extreme and never get a solution that can apply in all cases.

 

Why not just absorb the experience and learn, rather than dissect it meaninglessly

 

Bob

 

Bob Morris

Morris Endurance Enterprises

Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vallonelee@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:31 AM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Heeding warning

 

Thank you Micki for your kind words.   I have been to many endurance and CTR rides.  I have owned horses my entire life (including breeding stallions/mares, etc.) and have witnessed my share of accidents.  I am affectionately known as "Safety Suzie" because of my cautious approach to situations on the trail and in general handling.   We can all lapse, DIMR, etc.  This was my first ride since April 2007 because of a famliy illness/death and I was not "in the heat of competition" so not generally distracted.  I was riding a 25 at a leisurely pace to have a fun day. 

 

I learned a valuable lesson from this experience and that is - go to the head vet or RM immediately to document the event.  The only reason that Susan and I felt it necessary to come forth is that we couldn't help but think what would happen if it was a child that was the recipient of that type of unprovoked attack.  The bruise that Susan sustained is 4" wide and 6" long and that was through a jacket, sweatshirt and a t-shirt.  What would have happened to a child's face which would have been roughly at the same height?  There I go being Safety Suzie again. 

 

I would feel horrible if someone else was unsuspectingly bit by this horse - complicit in it happening by not proceeding. 

 

Ride hard - but be safe.

 

Lee




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