Re: Re: Toddlers

["Joy H Mahler" <joym@visi.net>]

Things like this require people to make more rules...What a shame that
adults can't see the safety issue here.  The child is at risk.
I sign waivers at most rides that states I know that I could be killed as a
result of participating.  Now explain that to a 3 year old and have him sign
the wavier.

Joy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bette Lamore" <woa@stormnet.com>
To: "Lif Strand" <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
Cc: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Toddlers


> OK I don't know Cliffy, the family, the ride... I just feel like adding
> one comment here to answer all these replies about personal freedom...
> big government....
> I see a BIG hulabaloo about ADULTS who refuse to wear helmets. This
> group thinks nothing of going on for days about how it is the duty of
> every adult to act in a responsible way and the majority of VERBAL
> members of this group apparently believes that means wearing a helmet.
> Now I see some who feel that having a 3 year old on a potentially
> dangerous ride (I just read a post from Linda Hedgpeth describing a
> dicey descent where most of the other riders led their horse down on
> foot) with a horse who could lose his footing or get spooked, is seen by
> some as irresponsible on the part of the parents and the same people who
> are demanding that people wear helmets are crying out for personal
> freedom. No use flaming me-- I'm not siding with either side. Just an
> observation.
> Bette
>
> Lif Strand wrote:
> >
> > At 04:12 PM 10/10/00, Michelle wrote:
> > >Would the story of a 3 year old falling off a horse and dying at a
> > >sanctioned AERC ride have changed any opinions?
> >
> > Sorry to be flip about it, but I can't resist:  Would the story of a 3
year
> > old belonging to a crew member getting run over at a vet check get the
same
> > attention?  You bet!  Should we bar all children at races entirely
because
> > one *could* get hurt?  Of course sensationalism will always get
attention
> > and will cause people to change their opinions.  That doesn't mean that
the
> > sensational story represents the way things actually are.
> >
> > Personally I think it's more dangerous for a 3 year old to be raised in
a
> > house with cigarette smokers.  Lots of evidence that this is a bad
thing -
> > on the other hand, the only evidence I have regarding 3 year olds on
> > endurance races happens to be positive.  In fact the ONLY people I have
> > ever heard of being hurt at endurance rides have been adults.  Maybe
only
> > children should be allowed to enter if you want to go by what the
history
> > of the sport has shown us is dangerous.
> >
> > Maybe it wouldn't be a good idea for *most* people to take their 3 year
old
> > on a ride of even 100 ft., but this isn't your ordinary family.  Don't
> > discount that. This is not just anybody's kid, it's Tom's kid, he & his
> > wife made a choice for their family, they're not asking anyone else to
take
> > their kid on a ride.  Nothing bad happened, no one broke any rules, and
> > Cliffy is happy, 3 generations of Lewis's are happy, a 28 year old super
> > horse (not just any old horse) got through a 25 mile ride just fine.
Why
> > don't we try solving some real problems?  Lif
> >
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