Re: Helmets Part VI, VII, VIII, & IX

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Truman!!!!  You are en educated man!!!!  I have met you...you are no slouch of a
rider!!!  What makes you think that if AERC mandates helmet they are relieved from
liability?

Teddy

Truman Prevatt wrote:

> Jerald,
>
> No matter what arguments are put forward, the data collected shows that
> head injuries are minimize by the use of a helmet.  Also horseback
> riding is one of the most dangerous activities one can participate in.
> The evidence is overwhelming.  If you want to ride without a helmet then
> go for it.
>
> I think that at some point the AERC will have to address this issue -
> just to protect themselves from liability.
>
> truman
>
> Thiessej@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Jerry
> > The odds in Russian roulette are 1 in 6 times you will die. The odds that
> > riding without a helmet are not 1 to 6 that you will sustain a head injury
> > (end of that comparison). Even if you come off a horse a dead gallop you will
> > not necessarily hurt your head, you may break your back become an invalid and
> > still be a burden on society. Wearing a helmet does not protect from being
> > crippled or killed. Wearing does not prevent you from becoming a burden to
> > society. A helmet may prevent a head injury in the right circumstance, and if
> > I were that paranoid about a head injury I probably would not ride a horse
> > period.
> >
> > Life is too short to worry about all the possible dangers out there. Head
> > injuries seem to be a politically correct thing for people to worry about. So
> > worry about them if you like but do not expect everyone to join the band wagon
> > just to fit in. Whether I choose to ride as people have for thousands of years
> > is my decision and has nothing to do with the sport. Look at the diversity of
> > people and riding styles in this sport, why would anyone expect that with such
> > a diverse group a people involved we all must think like you or we are
> > automatically wrong. The diversity is why this sport is strong and growing and
> > it is also why we are different.
> >
> > You want to wear a helmet, that's your option and I will respect that but I
> > ask that you respect my view as well.
> >
> > Jerald
>
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