By: John

John — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:53:15 +0000

I am not an equestrian, but have grown up around a family of equestrians. I obviously think any way to make a sport safer is a good idea. I find part of the interview/ segment ridiculous, especially the part involving the horse trainer whose 2 daughters had been killed riding horses. She was angry at the lack of qualified judges, wow! For the amount of money that is invested, her anger should be toward herself and fellow horse owners and competitors for not guaranteeing licensed medical personel were on hand. If I am to understand this correctly, this mom paid thousands of dollars for her daughter’s horse, then the entrance fee to show, then hauling the horse to the show (she probably has her own trailer but then factor in that cost plus gas), ….and she is complaining about the judges lack of qualification (for lack of a better word). I guess if u have spent that much money on entrance fee you can be mad at the horse association, but if u are a trainer and have spent that much money already it seems kind of silly that safety is not your first priority, especially when your kid is riding in the show. The trainer or her friend said something to the effect of “the judges were not cpr certified”…why is this woman not cpr certified? It sounds like a bunch of idiocy to me, especially with the amount of money being thrown around in that sport?

By: qq

qq — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:22:54 +0000

I want to watch this. Thanks for giving us the schedule.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:53:22 +0000

Interesting!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:09:28 +0000

hope i can watch it!

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