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I remember it being the talk of the online fora back in the Usenet and  
CompuServe days: that was Malcom Baldridge, whose big belt/buckle got  
hooked over the horn.

<http://politicalgraveyard.com/death/horse.html>
Deaths of political people from horse-related injuries

I love the Internet, warts and all.

Lynne
<http://www.photo.lynnesite.com>
<http://lynnesite.blogspot.com/>



On Jul 21, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Mike Sherrell wrote:

> Arena riding -- didn't we have a Secretery of the Interior who got  
> killed being bucked into an arena fence a few years back? My point  
> is, arenas may be more hazardous than the great outdoors because  
> those unyelding metal posts and rails are close all around.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Sherrell
> Grizzly Analytical (USA)
> www.grizzlyanalytical.com
> 707 887 2919; fax = 707 887 9834
>
>
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> ] On Behalf Of Maryanne Gabbani
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:46 PM
> To: Gina Kazimir; Ridecamp
> Subject: Re: [RC] why I don't love trail riding
>
> Jeez, Gina. You could never get me on a horse as tall as Ash in the  
> first place and I think that throwing you and your horses over jumps  
> the way you do is the ultimate in lunatic risk taking. I'm in utter  
> awe of people crazy enough to do that.  LOL  People get hurt far  
> worse and far more often jumping than just falling off a horse on a  
> trail...or do they? I don't really know. I DO know that as riders we  
> take a chance every time we get on a horse and that this is the life  
> that we've chosen for ourselves.
>
> Rather than looking at it as a "where" you ride issue, it's more  
> productive to look at it as a "how" you ride issue. As Raven noted,  
> for trail riding a mobile phone is a must and one with a gps in it  
> is wonderful (not that most people even know how to use this  
> feature...but it is really helpful). Knowing your horses and your  
> terrain is also a must. But it sounds like this was just one of  
> those freak things.

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