Ridecamp: RE: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage

Interesting Joe. The only reference I noted to horseback
riding was <<<Horseback Riding

The most serious injuries occur with falls involcing the
head or neck. Riding helmets are important.

Falls on the shoulder can cause shoulder separation, or
injuries to the knee including fractures.>>>

Bob



Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joe
Long
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:31 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Charles; FASTGraphic@xxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a
body can ride
astride a horse that many hours without damage


>On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:27:43 -0400, "Charles"
<cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:

>>I'll say it's burden of proof time:

>>You have made the above claim several times.  From what I
can see in past
>>messages, and from the Archives, young and small bodies
have completed rides
>>without damage.

OK, once I got home from work I did a quick Google search.
Here are a
few cites I found in just a couple of minutes:

   http://home.iprimus.com.au/bill58/cumulative_trauma.htm

   http://www.stege.com/topics/sports/children.htm


http://sportsmedicine.about.com/library/bl_growthplate.htm


http://www.connectingwithkids.com/old/archives/aug_02/delays
pt.html

   http://www.orthoseek.com/articles/sportinj.html


http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:yqErn79hd7wC:www.clevel
andclinic.org/fhc/newsletters/fall2001/indepFall2001.pdf+bon
e+harm+child+sport&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

   (that is a long one, you need to enter it all on one
line)

   A snippet from that one:  "Coaches and parents should
remember that
children are not small adults. A child's bones, tendons,
muscles and
ligaments develop unevenly increasing the risk of injury."

  The book "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and
Breaking of
Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters," available on amazon.com


http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/sports_sa
fety_p3.html

   A snippet from that one:  "Overuse injuries occur from
repetitive
actions that put too much stress on the musculoskeletal
system.
Although these injuries can occur in adults as well as
children, they
are more problematic in a child athlete because of the
effect they may
have on your child's bone growth. Any child who plays sports
can
develop overuse injuries, although the more time your child
spends on
the sport, the more likely your child is to experience an
overuse
injury."


http://www.carolinaorthopedic.com/new/aikenbones/apr2002.asp

   A snippet from that one:  "The American Academy of
Pediatrics
recommends team sports only for children six years of age
and older.
Why? First, mental and emotional ability: most children
younger than
six don't understand the concept and rules of team play, and
may not
have the emotional development and eagerness to play.
Second, physical ability and age-appropriate skills: there
are things
a 14 year old can do (such as throwing a curve ball in
baseball) that
an 8 year old should not do because of differences in
physical
development and increased risk of injury. Your experience,
intuition,
and child's doctor can help you make these decisions. Push
your child
to play a sport to soon ? physically or emotionally -- can
increase
risk of injury."


If that's not enough, just do a Google search of your own --
there are
plenty more.


--

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com




=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=
 Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net,
http://www.endurance.net.
 Information, Policy, Disclaimer:
http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe
http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

 If you are an AERC member - PLEASE VOTE in the upcoming
By-Laws
 Election!!!! (it takes 2/3rds to tango!!)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
 Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

 If you are an AERC member - PLEASE VOTE in the upcoming By-Laws 
 Election!!!! (it takes 2/3rds to tango!!)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=