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We are planning a special issue on
the theme of “safety,” so we asked our 14,000+ Facebook fans:
“ TELL US A SHORT STORY OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE WITNESSED AT THE BARN, PASTURE, TRAILER, CAMP OR ON THE TRAIL THAT YOU SAW AS A VERY UNSAFE
SITUATION. DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC INCIDENT AND WHAT YOU FELT WAS UNSAFE.”
T e names of all who posted were entered in a drawing to win a LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to TrailBLAZER Magazine.
And our lucky winner is Kathy E. Williams of Madisonville, Kentucky. Kathy won a pair of Renegade Hoof Boots from Lander Industries valued at $179.95.
K THY E. WILLIAMS Riding on Easter a year ago, a girl I was riding with took the lead, and her horse does not like being out front. She got too comfortable. Her knee was hurting so she took her foot out of one stirrup. She laid the reins down over the saddle horn to grab a drink out of the saddle bag, and when she turned around facing the rear to get into the saddle bag a deer jumped out and her horse jumped sideways, which caused the rider to fall on rocks. With a broken arm and three broken ribs, she rode approximately fi ve miles out to a road and found a ride in a vehicle. Moral of the story: never get too comfortable, never lay the reins down, and never turn around with reins down and foot out of the stirrup.
CHEVAL NOIRE Bungee ties (or any very stretchy material) in a trailer or anywhere else they may be used. It does not mat er if there is a panic snap or not. T e ties can snap, causing the buckle end to become a projectile. I have on two separate occasions witnessed VERY se-
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rious eye injuries from these types of ties: one facial laceration and one eye injury (without the graphic description) that resulted in the removal of the eye. T ey seem so innocent and everybody has used them at one time or another. But not me—not anymore.
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