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Sounds like you think that more horses die at the events that I choose 
to attend than the statistical average?

Jackie Causgrove wrote:
> Ah yes, that was sort of my point. That there are a higher number 
> morbidity/mortality because there are so many more horse trails (and 
> thus horses and riders), and just because there are more numbers 
> doesn't mean that it is statistically high.
> It would be an interesting statistical run to do. 
> Given the overall number of horse trails on any weekend, in this 
> country, it would seem likely that it is not statistically 
> extraordinary.  That is my supposition.
>  
> Also, that given the numbers of horse/riders in all disciplines, 
> fatalities are not that common of an occurance.
> Of course, one does not wish to be the exception to that and be a 
> fatality and a statistic.  No comfort there. 
>  
> I am just addressing whether one discipline over another is inherently 
> more dangerous than another. 
> What is a bit more intersting to me is why not pick out a more obvious 
> discipline and that's American flat racing.  There most (around 
> 90%)horses never make it to the track and break down in training.  
> Jockeys (at least in the recent past) have done terrible things to 
> their bodies in order to keep their weights down.
>  
> Why is eventing worse than flat racing???  My hunch is that 
> statistically there are more injuries in flat racing than eventing.
>  
> As to human fatalities and eventing vs. endurance, are the risks to 
> the rider comparable  in both sports?
> I'm very much a greenie newbie in endurance and in no way can answer 
> this question myself. 
> I do understand the risks involved in upper levels of eventing though. 
>  
> Just some thoughts................
> Jackie
>
> */Quentin & Libby Llop <qhll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>     I've never seen a summary of horse deaths for eventing. I only
>     compared
>     venues that I personally attended. I used to attend about the same
>     # of
>     events as I do rides now and there were a similar number of horses
>     competing. I do remember a discussion of rider deaths in eventing.
>     One
>     year there were seven. Libby
>
>
>
> &quot;I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would 
> be beating a dead horse. &quot; Woody Allen
>
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