Re: RC: Re: Montana accident

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

My appologies...I posted to a few privately that I a sorry...I got home and
only read a few posts and got an immediate reaction...after reading more
about
the truth,. I retract what I said.



Teddy

"Glenda R. Snodgrass" wrote:

> > "Awful, yes, IRRESPONSIBLE  is more the word.  I hope they get sued!!!! "
>
> "Sued" is a four-letter word in my book, and is not going to do the sport
> as a whole any good.  One of the biggest problems in America today, IMO,
> is that we are all too ready to hire a lawyer, when a sit-down with the
> parties involved and a good, hard look at the situation will usually solve
> the problem, or at least improve the overall situation, in a much faster,
> friendier and more productive way.
>
> Do you really want 13 non-horsey people -- the average judge and jury --
> to make a decision as to who was at fault in this situation?  How could
> they possibly know what happened, and what it's like to ride endurance and
> race to the finish?  How could they understand what a ridecamp is like on
> race day?  No, I think we need to police ourselves, and I will leave it to
> the RM and responsible parties (AERC) in that region to assess the
> situation and any penalties they deem fit.
>
> It is impossible for those of us who weren't there to accurately judge
> what happened, and we shouldn't even be trying.  I hope this was merely a
> tragic accident, one from which the rest of us will learn something.
> Accidents happen with horses all the time, and that's a risk we all take.
> Analyzing accidents and using the data to try and prevent future accidents
> should be the focus of this discussion, *IF* we are to discuss this at all
> (since most of us having this discussion weren't even there).
>
> Glenda & Lakota
> Mobile, AL
> AERC # M18819 & H27310
> SE Region
>
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