Re: RC: Re: Cause and Effect

[Laura Nielsen <lsn@bellsouth.net>]

Well, said, Sylvia!
Laura, N. Fla.

Dbeverly4@aol.com wrote:

> 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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