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Re: [RC] 20 MT and Little Big Man - Karen Sullivan----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Morris" <bobmorris@xxxxxxxx> Well, up to this point I have stayed out of the conflab about children. However I will make this observation, If the age requirement is for the safety of the child I would recommend that all pregnant women be denied entry to any AERC Endurance Ride in order to protect the unborn child. Chew on that one for a while. Bob -------- Sorry Bob, pretty silly argument.....a fetus is pretty darn well protected inside the womb....I ran a nursery business (hefting very heavy flats of plants) AND rode my horse bareback when I was pregnant. Tell me...is there ANY age where you think it might be risky to put a child on a horse and that them through a sanctioned endurane ride? A year old baby strapped into a basket strapped onto a horse? Is that okay? Also, we aren't just talking about taking a small child on a horsey or pony ride....we are talking about a sanctioned ENDURANCE RIDE; with some serious competitors and some extremely fit, strong and often out of control horses. . If my daughter (who was riding on her own at age 6 on a safe pony and did her first 25 at age 8) and raised on horses, decided to take a future grandkid of mine on an endurance ride before they were 6 I would tell her she is flat out nuts. I would not support it, OR be proud of it. Sponsoring junior riders is a wonderful thing to do, can be extremely fun and rewarding and nobody is arguing that....but toddlers? When is that NOT safe or okay? Karen (NOT an advocate of couch potato kids) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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