You can “what if”
any incident to an extreme and never get a solution that can apply in all
cases.
Why not just absorb the experience and
learn, rather than dissect it meaninglessly
Bob
Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-----Original Message----- From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vallonelee@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
10:31 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Heeding warning
Thank
you Micki for your kind words. I have been to many endurance and
CTR rides. I have owned horses my entire life (including breeding
stallions/mares, etc.) and have witnessed my share of accidents. I am
affectionately known as "Safety Suzie" because of my cautious
approach to situations on the trail and in general handling.
We can all lapse, DIMR, etc. This was my first ride since April 2007
because of a famliy illness/death and I was not "in the heat of
competition" so not generally distracted. I was riding a 25 at a
leisurely pace to have a fun day.
I
learned a valuable lesson from this experience and that is - go to the head vet
or RM immediately to document the event. The only reason that Susan
and I felt it necessary to come forth is that we couldn't help but think what
would happen if it was a child that was the recipient of that type of
unprovoked attack. The bruise that Susan sustained is 4" wide and
6" long and that was through a jacket, sweatshirt and a t-shirt.
What would have happened to a child's face which would have been roughly at the
same height? There I go being Safety Suzie again.
I would
feel horrible if someone else was unsuspectingly bit by this horse - complicit
in it happening by not proceeding.
