Re: Re: Re: Accident at ride this weekend in Montana...???

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

It has been stated several times that it was NOT LD riders racing in.  They
were FIFTY milers.  And even if they were LD riders, racing in is not
forbidden.  Frowned on perhaps, but not against the rules.  Man, I hate it
when the LD riders get bashed all the time!
Maggie
Michigan 

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> From: GESA BRINKS <gesaeqfx@pe.net>
> To: DVeritas@aol.com; steenhof@cyberhighway.net
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  Re: Re: Accident at ride this weekend in Montana...???
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 1:27 AM
> 
> Frank,  You brought up a few psuedorealistic points.  First off, you are
> right,  what in the heck were 25 milers doing racing in anyway?  In PS
> region LD is not a race.  Im pretty sure LD is viewed that way throughout
> all of the regions.  Secondly you stated that the riders should have been
> able to stop their horses, that the riders needed to train their horses
> better.    I showed horses for years.  I showed in reining too.  I also
> galloped horses for a training track.  One of the stallions that I
galloped
> had been a reining horse.  When a horse is in a controlled environment ,
ie.
> an arena,  there is no other horse choosing him off and racing against
him.
> The stallion I rode was a winner in reining, yet when I galloped him in
> company, especially when we were breezing them,  there was no way in hell
I
> could bring him to an abrupt stop.   The horses also, get caught up in
the
> heat of the competition.  To be pulled to a complete stop is not an easy
> thing  for that horse to do.  Those horses that were involved in that
awful
> accident may have in fact been extremely well trained.  The riders
"maybe"
> were trying to rein them in.   The riders used bad judgement
> and unfortunately someone had to suffer for it.  I think we can bet that
> these two riders have learned a huge lesson.   It still was an accident.
>                   gesa n clovis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DVeritas@aol.com <DVeritas@aol.com>
> To: steenhof@cyberhighway.net <steenhof@cyberhighway.net>
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 5:16 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: Accident at ride this weekend in Montana...???
> 
> 
> >In a message dated 20-Sep-99 17:13:39 Mountain Daylight Time,
> >steenhof@cyberhighway.net writes:
> >
> >>  They were
> >>  racing to the finish and it was difficult for them to stop their
horses,
> >>  going full speed.
> >
> >Terribly unfortunate accident.
> >But, I don't care if there was an unexpected "obstacle", those riders
> should
> >have MUCH better control of their horses in that particular environment.
> >WHOA from a gallop is no different than having the ability to lift one's
> foot
> >from the accelerator to the brake pedal.  It must be taught and
retained.
> >    Or maybe next time the rider will be the one to pay the price for
that
> >particular lesson unlearned.
> >    We all jump up on our soapboxes and talk about HELMETS (and should),
> but
> >some of us forget the basic training required to make horses safe to be
> >around and to make the endurance environment safe for the horses to be
> around
> >as well.
> >    Racing to the finish, even IF for first place, should only be
attempted
> >by trained riders, on trained horses.
> >    The damn sport is inherently dangerous enough as it is.
> >
> >Frank.
> >
> >
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