This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Denise's wrote: > This message is from: "Denise's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > dear listers, > > i have a sad story to tell. i found out today a local women died > yesterday while riding her 15 year old "dead broke" quarterhorse. i > live in a very small town and she was riding alone along a side road, no > traffic, very rural, no weather, sunny wonderful fall day. this woman > rides every day, lives on this road, and has ridden since she was a > small child. a highway patrolman had just waved to her, she waved back. > he passed her slowly going the opposite direction. the next thing he > knew, he looked in his rearview mirror and the horse was rearing, she > was falling off and by the time he turned his car around and got out she > was dead on the pavemant! she had apparently smacked her head, and was > killed instantly!!! there was nothing out there to spook the horse, no > rattlesnakes, no other horses, coes, pigs, sheep or goats, or kids. > nothing. i don't mean this to be a downer, but PLEASE WEAR YOUR > HELMETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goodnight, denise Hi Denise, Not to sound morbid, but I can't think of a better way to go than when I am riding my horse. I do not wear a helmet and never plan to. I survived my childhood riding a bike without a helmet and will survive my later years in life without wearing a helmet. I feel that you cannot go through life protecting yourself form every possible accident that can happen. That is why they call them accidents. Next thing we may start doing is suing the saddle makers because we fell off our horse. Now I am not against those who wish to wear a helmet and if I was racing or jumping or doing endurance, I would wear one. Sorry, but for pleasure riding, I choose to go without. OK off of the soap box I go. I am just tired of big brother (government) protecting me from everything. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond
