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I must be a nut too because I see horseback riding as healthy too. But in IMHO health risk and Healthy Activities are two different things. A person sitting watching TV all day is not in health risk land but they are sure not doing anything healthy. Sure riding a horse has health risk associated but the physical act of riding, saddling, feed and all the other things we do is healthy.

Shannon

 

From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Kitley
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 2:17 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Completely healthy? - k s swigart

 

 

Kat -

Well then, I guess I'm off my nut. I would never deny that. LOL

Being involved with horses is still a FAR CRY from 

doing addictive drugs as far as physical AND mental health issues go and I 

really don't think that the two should even be compared to each 

other.  If you look at the death toll due to drug/alcohol abuse vs 

horseback riding, there's a huge gap, not to mention the lives of 

those families/friends associated with the drug or alcohol abuse and

 the

distruction it causes.

I don't of know too many families who have been torn apart by horseback

riding. You are trying to compare something extremely toxic to something

healthy but yes, risky.  Like I said before, driving a car even has it's risks but 

people do it every day regardless. You just can't compare these two activities. 

Horses are still a much healthier alternative.

As far as being more understanding of other people's addictions, I'm

not sure what you meant by that exactly, but as a person who has conquered

some pretty ugly addictions of my own and participated for years in

a 12-step program as a result, I think I am probably MORE

 understanding

about that than most people you'll ever meet.

Carrie

Anybody who thinks that horse riding is "completely healthy" is off their nut.? 

The health risks associated with horses are HUGE (mostly because horses are 

huge), and it is even encoded in many state laws that equestrian activites are 

"inherently risky."

Participants in horse activities may decide that the health risks associated 

with equine activities are worth the benefits (pleasures) that you get from 

participating, but that does not, by any means, make horse riding comletely 

healthy.

The pleasures that can be derived from equine activities can be very addicting, 

and, as a concequence, attract people with addictive personalities.? There are 

substantial mental, physical and social health risks associated with horses.? 

Horse people would be wise to be aware of and on their guard against them.

And to be more understanding of other people's addictions...