Re: Re: Ride Managers' Viewpoint

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

Now here's a monkey wrench....how about those of us who DON'T have
insurance on ourselves?  Food for thought.  There are more medically
uninsured people out there than you might think.
Maggie

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> From: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com
> To: 4horn@home.com
> Cc: tpranch@internetwork.net; FIREDANCEFARMS@prodigy.net;
ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:    Re: Ride Managers' Viewpoint
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 5:07 PM
> 
> In a message dated 9/22/99 9:46:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
4horn@home.com 
> writes:
> 
> << Considering the extent and severity of Jim's injuries, I don't doubt
>  that SOMEONE is going to have to pay (I mean in a financial, lawsuit
>  sort of way) for his injuries and (probably) permanent damage. >>
> 
> Why?  That is why we carry medical insurance on ourselves.  Accidents DO 
> happen.  Who would pay if your horse stepped in a badger hole on a
training 
> ride and gave you similar injuries?  Your OWN insurance, that's who. 
Someone 
> blundered into the area that was not anticipated by either management or 
> riders--someone who didn't have a clue what was going on.  Should
management 
> have foreseen that?  Maybe.  Should the riders have foreseen that? 
Maybe.  
> But it's a bit like the elk on the runway example that I gave earlier.  A

> mountain pilot knows that mountain flying is hazardous, and does what he
can 
> to ensure that such things don't happen, but the elk is clueless and 
> sometimes one blunders out there  despite the fact that you overflew and 
> thought it was clear.  Smash!  Are you going to sue the elk?
> 
> Our society has gotten ridiculous on the subject of litigation and
finding 
> fault.  It isn't always that simple.
> 
> Heidi
> 
> 
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