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Re: [RC] Safety issue with goosenecks - Dyane Smith

Sheila, I have puzzled over this for several days.  Now, I confess I don't
understand what a railroad track with low clearance is?  Do you mean under a
bridge?

Dyane (inquiring minds are not always the sharpest knife in the drawer, but
we like to think so)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 8:33 AM
Subject: [RC] Safety issue with goosenecks



I saw an article in the Horse magazine.  There was a study on horse

trailer

accidents and the most serious ones that cause both human and horse death
was railroad tracks with low clearance.  Although I have never seen this,
the article was saying that if you see a sign at RR tracks that says low
clearance do not try and cross as you may get hung up on the tracks (not a
good thing).  They stated that there are usually detour signs or othe

signs

indicating another way to get over the tracks.  Of course I was wondering
-- if I got hung up on the tracks the first thing I would do is unload my
horses, then call 911, but sometimes things happen so quickly that
hindsight is 20/20.

Another safety tip is that if you park in an area with a lot of people
always check  your hitch before you leave.  Many years ago in the SF Bay
Area , non-equestrians were pulling the pin on the hitches so it would

look

like you were hitched but the pin wasn't there.  Haven't heard of any
incidences recently but not a bad idea anyway.

"We stand guard over works of art, but species representing the works of
eons are stolen from under our noses."   Aldo Leopold.


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