Re: RC: Riding Pregnant

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/99 5:36:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mark@madbbs.com 
writes:

<< at 7.5 months in utero.  I was third....I could
 have won if I wasn't carrying 30 extra pounds!!!  I think I could have
 competed longer, but it was early spring and my horse was young, so we were
 taking it slow.
 
 My very progressive doctor (I went to three before I found one who told me
 what I wanted to hear) said to stop riding three weeks before due date.  I
 jumped on my horse bareback, cantered around the farm twice, and decided I
 was done for the term.  I have the baby the next day...it was only about
 three weeks after the 50 miles. >>

I can commiserate on the boy thing.  Neither of my boys caught the horse gene 
from me.  However, what you're telling us is that you basically had a 
premature baby (8 months, 1 week).  Maybe all the riding wasn't as good for 
the baby as you thought.  Don't want to get flamed or jump on anybody's toes, 
but an endurance ride is an inherently dangerous and physically strenuous 
event -- nobody who has ever done one will argue.  My advice to the original 
question is:  picture yourself riding with your newborn baby in a front pack 
on your body.  Would you take that baby on a 50 mile endurance ride?  Why 
would you in utero?  Having had two miscarriages myself, trust me, you don't 
want the incredible grief and regret that comes with.  Take care and good 
luck.

Sylvia (riding NOT pregnant is way better)


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