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[RC] they've yet to pin point exactly what I have - CharlesI agree with what you say about quality of life including doing the work you love doing. I also know that our lives can end in an instant and so we should treat everyone accordingly. I am worried by something you mentioned in your email. When you say they can't pinpoint exactly what you have, do you mean they don't know what you have, or they saying they don't know what "flavor" of X syndrome you have? IF it's the former, please see some new doctors. If it's the latter please clear up our confusion and worry. Either way, may the time you have left be enjoyable, and personally, I can't think of anything better than spending it with a horse (though a good dog is pretty fantastic as well). Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie E Caldwell" <sec@xxxxxxxx> To: <Marinera@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:13 PM Subject: [RC] Tell Your Story Julie, The thread on treatment of horses really hit home; I've probably learned as much valuable information from these few posts than from just about anything else going across Ridecamp. It's something that many people, myself included, do not want to face. In the past two years I've been pleased by the progress of the AERC at setting up committees to investigate these thigns, but is that really enough? And, what about preventing them before they happen? I've decided that despite the fact everyone tells me a newbie doesn't need a HRM I'll have one in the next month, so I'm familiar with it before I go to my first ride in October. We rode about 15 miles Sunday, longest ride for us in a little over a year. Star seemed to do fine, but she was still energetic when we got back to the trailer, I don't feel like I have any way to judge how well she's really doing. I feel very blessed that I've not hurt Star or crashed her metabolically, the more I think about how I used to ride the more I realise how blessed I am. Realizing that horses die, some of them the rider completely blameless has been really tough on me. I'm a natural worrier, always worried that the worst will happen. But, there's no way to completely prevent anyone or anything from being injured or killed. Another side of that coin is if the horse enjoys it's job it would be unfair to not allow them to for fear of getting hurt, quality of life is almost as important to the one living it as quanitity, that's a question I've had to ask myself lately. About 6 months ago I strongly considered selling Star. I saw a friend's horse go down out from under her, they both got injured pretty bad. I decided I couldn't handle the thought of Star being injured while I was responsible, but about that time I became ill with a chronic disease, they've yet to pin point exactly what I have but my Drs. have told me not to count on living long enough to see my children grow up should I be able to have kids. I decided then that the *quality* of mine, and those that I have control of, is the most important, not how long we live, but how much we enjoy what we are allowed to live. Freak accidents happen, but we're all going to die somewhere, someday, somehow. As long as we live responsibly we shouldn't have regrets. Thank you all for sharing. Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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