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

Maybe we should do a search on the outcome of letting our
children eat junk food and play nintendo non-stop. My guess
is there are more health issues from the inactive kids than
the ones that horseback ride for extended periods. I'm
personally jealous of any kids who love this sport and have
the opportunity to learn and enjoy it at such a young age!

heidi sowards (my .02 for what it's worth!)


--- Bob Morris <bobmorris@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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