FW: EHSC-mishaps

["John Teeter" <johnt@endurance.net>]

Kay (and Tinker) are having trouble submitting this so I'm forwarding it
along...

johnt

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kay Mathews [mailto:kmathews@gbis.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:35 PM
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: EHSC-mishaps
>
>
> I am the "rude rider" you are referring to so lets examine the facts
> since you were not there but seem to be able to judge people anyway. Two
> riders and their horses fell down an exteremely steep and narrow portion
> of the trail. One horse was confused initially and walked away from the
> horses stopped on the narrow trail above. He eventually came back to
> where Peter and the stud was. Peter had the stud in hand the whole time.
> Every one gathered themselves up and got the horses secured as a line
> forms behind on a narrow single track trail. There was no way forward or
> back for anxious horses. Some riders found themselves stopped on
> portions of the trail that were not stable. The older gentleman was not
> involved in the accident nor were the two horses he held. His daughter
> had the injured well in hand. He was just watching totally oblivious to
> the fact that the accident was over and about 20 horses are still behind
> him and they are anxious. The old guy was asked to move forward to a
> safer spot to let these people off an already dangerous piece of trail
> before more horses fall off. Except he is so focused on his daughter
> (who is helping and not hurt) that he does not get it. Mean while riders
> are getting alittle anxious on the trail. I yelled again for him to move
> to a safer spot to let theses people get off this section of trail
> before someone else gets hurt. Folks the accident is over.. what has
> been done is done.. He does not get it and argues, except when his lips
> move his feet don't. I was willing to say anything to him to get this
> situation moving to a safer direction. In this case over to the adjacent
> ridge where he can hold horses on a wide spot and not block the trail.
> Anyone who saw my accident on Will at XP knows that I personally know
> how it is to crash and my sympathies are to the fallen.To allow a
> dangerous situation get worse, like more people hurt, because a
> traumatized guy is OTL is not going to happen if I can help it. So if
> "rude" or "bitch" is what it is then oh well.. The people who did not
> get hurt probably don't feel this way. I feel that unsportsman like
> conduct is not speaking up and letting people get hurt. Maybe we should
> talk more about why the guy was not aware or concerned his behavior was
> putting the 20 horses behind him in the same danger that caused the
> accident in the first place. Oh by the way Lauren ...you were not even
> there.
> Tinker Hart   west region 2105  7000 miles
>