This message is from: Amy Evers <fjord...@aol.com> Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> wrote:
--they want to look pretty/handsome. --I guess they think they don't ook cool. As I said before, I have no problem with people wearing helmets. I've heard a LOT of you on here complaining of negative and disparaging coments because they do wear helmets. They are outraged because they think someone is ridiculing or belittling them for choosing ot wear helmets. I agree, it's your choice, and it should be respected as such. But hey! What's with the double standard... Why is it (apparently) OK for you to ridicule others for their choice NOT to wear a helmet? For most, it has NOTHING to do with looks...(a helmet would probably improve mine!) In my case, I had a neck & head injury from a roll-over in a pickup. Now, any extra weight can cause me a lot of pain - even my beloved old cowboy hat is too much for any length of time. When I go to activities where I am required to wear a helmet, I wear one without queston, and I suffer the consequences; neck pain and headaches at the least, back pain, migraine headaches, costly trips to the chiropractor and doctor at other times. So my choice not to wear a helmet is as much with my health in mind as your choice to wear one. I'm certainly NOT going to give up my horses and horse activities because I can't comfortably wear a helmet. And, I don't like being ridiculed any more than anyone else does... Please lets just agree to disagree and drop the subject. thanks, Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Cottage Grove OR 97424 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
