This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This message is from:Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -
"...Her mistake, in my opinion, was in NOT DRIVING FJORDS. I honestly
don't think this accident would have happened with a similarly trained pair
of Fjords."
Carol,
You are dead wrong on this one.
IMO, Gay's glaring mistake, as far as I can see from your synopsis of
training, is that they were never trained with a leg over traces or pole
(substitute).But, maybe they were, thus exposing the universal truth yet
again that s- - - happens. This was just a very, very unfortunate incident.
The other immeasurable factor is the true degree of training, and the
intimacy and rapport that come with horse(s) and their person. Just putting
miles and time in, is no guarantee. It is the quality of time, and the
rapport, NOT the quantity.
I think you are being extremely chauvinistic, (as is your want), but no,
sorry, can't say this could of never happened with a dead broke pair of
fjords. Unlikely yes, but not impossible. Never say never, 'cause,(and I
know from what I speak) it has happened to me once. With a certifiable "dead
broke" fjord. My eyes have been open ever since.
Karen McCarthy *(trying to squeeze into my non-stretch flamesuit)
Great Basin Fjords
Carson City, NV
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