[RC] Horrible accident - why? electric fences - Kristi SchaafAs a rider who cut my 'distance' teeth on NATRC, I gotta chime in with Karen. At NATRC rides, all I saw were content horses tied to trailers. They comfortably laid down, ate, and drank (my talented horse could actually roll while tied). Then I started going to endurance rides and saw lots of electric pens. I also started hearing all the stories of horses running through their fences, of other horses running through their fences, etc, like it was the expected norm! I'm really curious - if horses escaping out of pens is so commonplace, and the possible outcome SO horrendous, why are so many people comfortable doing it? I'm not judging anyone - it just seems like a risk that isn't worth the benefits. Kristi (who has found nirvana with Hi-ties) Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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 Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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