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Awww, a bit of "tongue in cheek," Frank?

OK, I'll play.  Josie is wearing a helmet, and the lead is not wrapped around
any part of her body.  Looks pretty safe to me.

As to how far the AERC should go to "legislate" safety, we've got it pretty good
with the requirements for Juniors to be sponsored and to wear helmets (Horrors,
we don't let the PARENTS decide those things!).  Once we have a reasonable
minimum age for entering a ride, we'll have it just about perfect.   ; ^ >

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:19:13 EST, DVeritas@xxxxxxx wrote:

> You know, for all the hoopla the AERC makes about wanting  photos for the 
> cover of EN of showing only helmeted riders with horses, I was  surprised by 
> the 
> Feb 2006 cover photo.
>
> I know enough about the Whelan family to know that they are  wonderful horse 
> folks and the following is not directed as anything "personal",  but more a 
> matter of safety, of observation.
>
> The picture a quite loving moment between a horse and an  eleven year old 
> girl.  Upon looking at the photo, if the horse were spooked  by anything 
> behind 
> it (enough to make it leap forward a stride or two), what  might happen?
>      Might the lead, through which  Josie has her whole arm, tighten?  It 
> appears to be a wet, flat lead rope  which just might.
>      Would her 15 y.o. gelding knock  her down, react to the weight of her 
> being dragged by truly  bolting?
>
> I ask these questions because (apparently) the AERC doesn't  see anything 
> wrong with showing (what appears to be) an innocent moment of a  girl and her 
> horse which, upon closer examination, portends something bad  happening should 
> the stars line up just right.
>
> I know that the horse's expression doesn't show any threat  around him, just 
> a horse assessing what's going on around him.  
> The rider is 11 years old, has almost 500 competitive miles  and suffered no 
> ill effects from the moment.  
> BUT,
> How far should the AERC go in legislating safety?  
>
> Frank
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Joe Long
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