This message is from: Cynthia Madden <cynthia.mad...@gmail.com> OK, I do have one more comment: When we were forming Zia Carriage Driving Club, we had a big debate about requring helmets. We put in our membership form that all under age 18 would wear helmets whenever horses were present,. We continued to discuss the issue and finally decided that we would require helmets by any participant in a horse related activity. We do make an exception for pleasure shows, but encourage the use of decorated helmets. I know this policy cost us some members...too bad for them. The telling comment for helping us decide to be firm about most events was one of our more senior members, who upon thinking the issue over decided to finally buy a helmet because he wanted to set an example for his grandchildren. They could never say, "why do I have to wear one when you don't?" The other reason is one our primary purposes is to educate our members and safety was of utmost concern. When we have a clinic, we make sure the clinician is aware that he/she will wear a helmet while providing lessons...no exceptions. This has never caused a problem.
If everyone is wearing a helmet, no one feels funny wearing one. -- Cynthia Madden Las Cruces, NM cynt...@carriagehorse.com http://www.geocities.com/cmadden88011 No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. ~Herman Melville, Redburn. His First Voyage, 1849 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
