Re: [RC] The boy who cried wolf - k s swigart - Sandy Adams
I don't generally try to acertain whether or not a flagged OR UNFLAGGED horse is going to kick. I just stay out of harm's way. How difficult is that for people to comprehend? I have in the past flagged our very sweet stallion simply because a few DOLTS were pushing him to NOT being so sweet; for example, the knnucklehead on a stallion who was tail gaiting just about every horse on trail, while his bad mannered horse bugled every 2 minutes on the way, zig zagging back and forth right in front of other riders, and finally taking a nice BITE out of MY horse's BUTT in the VET CHECK! The P & R gal was ready to let ME have it because my guy lifted a leg to deck the monster and caught her in the arm - barely thank GOODNESS - then saw the idiot who was paying NO ATTENTION to his brat. She let him have it, we got out of teh check as soon as they allowed us to - and that bad actor and his horse were DQ'ed as they SHOULD have been. My POINT is, why is it that this is even an ISSUE? Anyone who is "mature" enough to be allowed in such an event should not have to have anyone else tell them not to tail gate. Pretty basic good manners and common sense - so what does that mean that we have to keep going over this and that people feel compelled to flag horses who are NOT kickers but who could easily become one given a situation such as we were faced with?
On Apr 8, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF wrote:
I don't agree. If other riders don't heed the warning of any ribbon, that's just blatant rudeness or they simply aren't paying attention. Most people I've come across however DO pay attention to the ribbons, I know I do. That's like saying vehicles that have red taillights will be ignored and we should just ram into them anyway, whether they stop or not. A ribbon should be heeded no matter what the meaning because it must mean SOMETHING to that horse and rider or they wouldn't put it there. Maybe we should use Yellow ribbons on horses that don't kick but don't like tailgaters. Carrie
