>>> I remember that article. Because of that article I had a devil of a time convincing the Methodist Children's Home where I was working to allow me to start up the therapeutic riding program that I had proposed. Eventually, we discovered that the authors of that study had lumped together all the riders and horses in reputable riding schools and camps, knowledgeable, safe horse owners, etc. with every idiot (unindoctrinated to horses) who had ever thrown a leg over an untrained horse. As with other things, ignorance is the culprit, not the inherently dangerous nature of horses. Annie
Yep...it wasn't long after that article that a man was killed locally when he was bucked off a young horse. The rider had had a few beers, and it was almost dark...and he decided to ride him out on a main road, without a helmet, when the horse spooked and dumped him on the pavement. The local paper ran an article about it, explaining that the man was an "experienced rider" - he'd been riding for almost a year. (Obviously, the writer of the article wasn't a rider.) I hate to be cold, but sometimes there are legitimate accidents, and then there is natural selection... Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.0.0/752 - Release Date: 4/8/2007 8:34 PM
