Very sad. Praying for the family.
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Originally posted by BrandonA View PostThis is a picture of the little girl I got off a news story. These Velcro straps are so very dangerous and begging for horrible tragedies. If a child needs these to stay in the saddle they are not ready to compete or ride... bottomline.
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Good grief when did this stupid idea get started?
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No horse is ever 100% predictable. I have been around them my whole life and to this day, i dont like to ride often because of a few injuries. But my wife sure seems to talk me back in the saddle several times a year for a quick ride across the pasture or around the property.
Sad to hear of a young kid getting hurt or killed.
My wife and her sister both rode when they were in Tomball. Both rode barrels but my sister in law was a little more competitive and hardcore racing than my wife.
One of her horses required riddelin and couldn't walk in the grand entry because of its nerves. Super wired, but freaky fast. She slipped rounding the second barrel rolling over my sister in law. The saddle horn caught her in the upper stomach/lower chest area. Luckily, it didnt puncture or cause internal injuries. But she was sore and black and blue for weeks.
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Sad deal for sure. Prayers up for the family
My daughter rides and there is no way I would strap her into the saddle. The first thing we started working on is bailing off the horse. You have to match a horse to the skill of the rider. I have seen too many little girls on momma's barrel horse strapped in like that just to win a check. My daughter is in control of the horse and she decides how fast she wants to go. She is riding a 13 year old gelding right now that is great around other horses and around events. I bought her a new horse in December but it will probably be a year before my daughter gets to ride it because it is just too much horse for her right now.
Again very sad deal and prayers for the family
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I always get the jitters when I see or think about young kids riding rough stock. Sure it's fun and glamorous, but the price can be unspeakable, particularly for a young person whose whole life is still in front of them.
Some time back, I was watching a high school rodeo. This little 17 year old kid came out on a big, wild, high-kicking bareback. He lost his grip and went over the back end when the horse threw down his head. The horse's kick caught him and spun him like an airplane propeller. It happened right in front of where I was sitting. The kid was permanently paralyzed from the neck down. I still have that mental movie in my head. What a waste of a fine young man's life.
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Originally posted by Ruark View PostI always get the jitters when I see or think about young kids riding rough stock. Sure it's fun and glamorous, but the price can be unspeakable, particularly for a young person whose whole life is still in front of them.
Some time back, I was watching a high school rodeo. This little 17 year old kid came out on a big, wild, high-kicking bareback. He lost his grip and went over the back end when the horse threw down his head. The horse's kick caught him and spun him like an airplane propeller. It happened right in front of where I was sitting. The kid was permanently paralyzed from the neck down. I still have that mental movie in my head. What a waste of a fine young man's life.
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Originally posted by BrandonA View PostJeff I agree and I believe in some associations they aren't allowed. These things are heavy duty velcro, not the light weight stuff. The child has no escape in the event of a fall, flip or runaway. Unbelievable that parents knowingly or unknowingly use this kind of crap on their kids.
I feel horrible for her parents and in no way want to point blame but I can't believe this practice is allowed
I rodeo'd hard from Little Britches through College, in that time I had 3 horses come over for reasons varying from spooking to loosing footing backing up to an unknown pinched nerve. In every case I walked away but would have been seriously injured had I been tied into the saddle.
This is just another example of people letting the desire to win out weigh common sense. If your not cowboy or cowgirl enough for that horse then step down to a horse you can handle. Strapping very young kids to PRCA quality horses makes for very dangerous winning runs.
Kind of reminds me of the monkeys that were strapped to Australian Shepard dogs running barrels at the Houston rodeo years ago....
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Originally posted by aggie2000tx View PostSad deal for sure. Prayers up for the family
My daughter rides and there is no way I would strap her into the saddle. The first thing we started working on is bailing off the horse. You have to match a horse to the skill of the rider. I have seen too many little girls on momma's barrel horse strapped in like that just to win a check. My daughter is in control of the horse and she decides how fast she wants to go. She is riding a 13 year old gelding right now that is great around other horses and around events. I bought her a new horse in December but it will probably be a year before my daughter gets to ride it because it is just too much horse for her right now.
Again very sad deal and prayers for the family
Ranchdog
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