Horse's kick kills student

AP | 9-20

[N. Beaujon]

This is so sad, especially coming on the heels of Christopher Reeves's death. I mean we deal with these horses all the time. I'm always aware of what they can do but in the end who knows what lapse of judgment, act of fate or misstep on your part can cause something like this.

I go through such great lengths to despook, train for voice commands, spend months in the round pen but one gust of wind out on a trail, one bad day and you just never know. Could this be you?

Does anyone see a commmon thread between these events? I cant even blame the San Andreas fault (e.g. Mount Saint Helen's action) since one of the cases happened in Albany, NY!)

Note: I do think all riders/trainers know that the change of seasons (summer to fall) are a really bad time for nervousness and unpredictability. Could that, alone, explain it?

[fastattacksailor]

On a happier note----

My horse, Fuzzy, licked and slobbered all over me today.

He REALLY loved the carrots he got from me