Ridecamp: Re: [RC] helmets/riding ability

At 10:34 AM 8/20/02, A. Perez wrote:

> is you had better get out your fire-proof parka!

Naw - people on RideCamp are much too nice to flame anyone

> I'll never argue against the suggestion that improving one's riding is a 
> good idea, BUT... NOT ALL ACCIDENTS ARE THE FAULT OF THE RIDER!!!

Didn't say that they were, but I do believe that most are rider 
caused.  Otherwise the many hours spent in the saddle (as Heidi mentioned) 
and rider education (lessons, as I said) wouldn't have any effect at 
all.  I could be full of hooey here, but I bet if other riders on this list 
who have received instruction along the way and who have spent many, many 
hours in the saddle would respond, you'd find that these people get dumped 
a lot less (as a group) than people who are inexperienced and/or have never 
had lessons (again, as a group - there are *always* individual 
exceptions!).  In other words, to put it plainly, good riders aren't likely 
to get dumped as often as bad.

I am not saying don't use a helmet.  I AM saying band aids don't prevent 
cuts from happening and a helmet won't prevent horse accidents either, but 
lessons and time in the saddle will.  Enough blows to the head even with a 
helmet and brain damage can still occur.  I'd rather not fall off in the 
first place.

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