Re: RC: RE: Riding Pregnant

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/99 6:41:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Teddy@runningbear.com writes:

<< Ah, pregnancy envy....the truth comes out!!!!
  >>

I've been reading these posts with interest, and have come close to 
responding several times.  Now I just have to!!  I had a great chuckle over 
Bob Morris' post.  Now for my 2 cents worth:  I have three adult daughters 
and I don't think I've ever had a miscarriage.  My doctor at the time told 
me, "If God wanted you to ride a horse, He would have built one in".  I 
interpreted that to mean He would have made the horse an integal part of my 
body.  I was a dutiful patient and did what he said, which was NO riding.  
Now I have never been enthralled with the procedure, only with the results.  
I always figured a woman had to go through pregnancy in order to enjoy having 
the children resultant. (Exception: adoption).  I've known women who just 
"LOVED being pregnant".  No thank you!  Why would a man envy 6 months of 
morning sickness and 3 months of lumbering around like a hippopotamus with a 
stomach ache?  If THEY had to bear the children, I'll bet the overpopulation 
of the world would cease to be a  problem.

Anyway, I would concur with the posts that recommend staying off of horses 
until after the birth.  For the same reason we wear helmets .... accidents 
can happen at any time to anyone, even on the safest horses.

Barbara


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