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RE: [RC] completely healthy, stop kiddin' yourself - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF

Not sure who said it in an earlier post, but I just can't fathom how
there could be more injuries from horseback riding vs motorcycles.
First of all, we don't ride our horses in traffic at high speeds on
flesh-grinding asphalt, secondly, I've witnessed more people on
motorcycles riding recklessly (mostly men) than I've ever seen reckless
riders on horses (unless you watch old Westerns on TV).  Then there's
always the drunk driving slant . . .   It's much easier to ride a
motorcycle to a bar and slam back a few too many than it is to belly
your horse up to the bar, slam back a few and gallop home on the wrong
side of the highway.  I guess if you got pulled over, you might be
arrested for an RUI.  ;)
Carrie
BTW:  I don't work in a hospital ER, but common sense tells me that the
two types of riding are simply too different in nature to be compared
for the injurious quotient. JMHO, ok?  And don't get me wrong, I happen
to love motorcycles . . . I just prefer my horse.  =)



My favorite Uncle was a surgeon at St Anthony's hospital in Denver,
Colorado he told me to never get on a motorcycle! He said he was sick
and tired of trying to pick helmet pieces out of people's heads. I live
in the NW corner of Missouri and in my area there have been many
motorcycle deaths and no horse related deaths that I know of. It is a
law in MO to wear a helmet but I still see many riders in flip flops. We
have had two very serious motorcycle accidents where I work in the last
two years. These are people that use the proper PPE (Personal Protective
Equipment). I very seldom see another horseback rider when I ride with a
helmet on. 

Shannon who took his advice and have never been on a motorcycle, and do
wear my helmet when I ride my horseJ


Carrie Kitley
30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB
DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS)
CACI International Inc, www.caci.com
DSN:  276-1077
Fax: 805-606-1179



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