Re: Cause and Effect

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/1/99 8:37:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rubyjwl@cts.com 
writes:

<<  While the
 underlying reason for the saddle slipping may have nothing to do with rider
 error, leaving the scene of an accident without at least surveying the
 wreckage left behind can hardly be considered sportsmanlike. >>

This is probably as important as the fact that whoever the rider was, they 
didn't appropriately tack up their horse (whatever that may be for that 
horse).  The fact that they could just ride on after CAUSING this horrible 
accident is mind boggling!  Now, here is where I think there should be some 
kind of retribution possible.  And I'm not talking "shunning" (although 
that's all we have available to us).  If a person is caught drugging their 
horse, they can be banned for a certain period of time.  How about "hit and 
run"?  Any penalty for that?  No?  Maybe there should be.  At Malibu this 
year I was run into from behind (by an LDer -- let's not go THERE) and if I'd 
been on my green horse, trust me, I'd be telling a different story now (if I 
was lucky).  This person did everything but go over the top of us to get 
around and didn't care what she left behind.  If she'd left behind a big 
wreck, I'd like to think there would be some punishment available.  
Unfortunately, as this sport gets bigger, and more people are participating 
with different levels of horsemanship we have to think about ways to protect 
ourselves and our horses from some of these gross errors.  Don't go crazy, 
I'm not talking about anything as extreme as a "helmet rule", just some 
'cause and effect' justice that would make people think twice before they 
totally abused another rider's safety and rights.

Sylvia


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