Re: RC: Re: The Posse Ride (From the Ride Manager)

[a hurley <juno501@yahoo.com>]

I was not there either and with only the story
presented so far...

  I think that the riders should have known that
continuing to race was a bad idea with or without
knowing about last year's ride. 

Endurance is a little different than, say flat racing
where the jockeys have an expectation of a clear track
with no obtructions. Trail conditions change all the
time with no warning so the riders have to account for
these conditions. Ride Management should warn riders
of dangers that they know of but RM should not have to
say  
"watch out for pickup trucks" or "don't run over
people." 

I would also say that I have been to rides where I
have warned about deep water only to find out that the
water 
only comes up to my horse's knees or the infamous
you don't need to pad for this ride only to find that
the ride is much rockier than anything you have ever
seen. That's where the rider judgement comes in. In
the  end the rider is responsible.



Stasia  




--- Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com wrote:
> 
> My question is were the riders told that the finish
> line was a sticky
>      safety area, and that racing in was a bad idea
> at the ride meeting, or
>      was it assumed the riders would know to take it
> easy due to the
>      previous year's accident?
> 
>      I really have no reason to be commenting on
> this, newbie that I am,
>      and I'm just asking so don't take my head off. 
> I understand that ride
>      management can't forsee every possible safety
> hazard - is that even
>      possible with horses?  :)  Just curious.
> 
>      I'm also curious to hear the other sides of
> this story.  We've heard
>      eyewitness accounts, and now the ride manager's
> account.  I'd like to
>      hear from the riders involved, and Jim himself.
>  Just to get all sides
>      of the story.
> 
>      I assume that other options for a finish line
> being considered, and
>      the best possible solution used, points out
> that the ride manager was
>      concerned about the safety of his riders.
> 
>      Kenzie & Zane (no rides yet, but learning big
> lessons about safety!)
>      Birmingham, AL
>      http://kenzie_k.tripod.com/zane.html
> 
> 
> 
> 
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