RE: [RC] Others riding out of control. Advice sought. - Alison Farrin
Take
pictures. Sliding into the gate would be a good one. Kid parted from
pony would be another. Mention that YOU don't care, but if kid hits
another rider, her PARENTS could be the ones getting sued.
I
remember the days when we went bareback, hell bent for leather all over
the wilds of Rialto on my cousin's pony. I fell off a lot! That's how
I learned to RIDE. My parents didn't care. I was supposed to be
reasonably safe and responsible and I would certainly have heard about it (on my
backside!) if we had destroyed anything and it had been reported to my
parents.
Twenty
years later, I would have been much happier if my kids wanted to take their pony
off on rides with no adults around. No such luck, they always wanted me to
go along - not that I ever minded riding!
These
parents might not realize that their kids have moved over the line to unsafe to
others. I would ask politely if you could have a discussion about the
problem beofre assuming the parents will be the "MY KID WOULD NEVER"
type.
Alison
Farrin
-----Original Message----- From: Ed & Wendy Hauser
[mailto:ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 4:53
PM To: Tracy Cann; ridecamp ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC]
Others riding out of control. Advice sought.
"...parents are going to be the ones either sued by someone or burying a
daughter. ..."
More likely they are going to be the ones filing
suit against someone, probably the stable owner. The kids sound like
they are spoiled and undisciplined. They learned (or didn't learn) from
the parents. Caring non-riding parents would make sure that the kids
were protected. Caring intelligent riding parents would be at the barn
supervising and riding themselves. I must conclude that the parents do
not know what discipline is. If the kids were disciplined, they would
heed adult advice, at least somewhat.
I would guess that if you talk to the parents,
they will defend their kid. "MY KID WOULD NEVER etc. Stay out
of my business....", that is until one of the kids gets hurt. Then they
will sue everyone who was within 5 miles of the kid. The stable owner,
the owner of the other horse in the ring, etc.
Unfortunately since the invention of self
esteem worries by Dr. Spock, many parents haven't a clue as to what
discipline, respect, and responsibility are.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
