Re: RC: RE: The horse that hit Jim Oury

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

Bob wrote: "But I disagree with your conjecture of horses being able to
avoid things at high speed. If this were so there would be many fewer
jockeys injuries on the track and steeplechase riders on the course."

This is why Tom Ivers (where is the man these days?) always said a race
horse should also be taught to jump.  At least then the horse could try
to jump a downed horse & jockey instead of just stomp it.  Wouldn't be a
bad thing to teach our endurance horses.  Lif



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