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- From: reichard@nb.rockwell.com (Diane Reichard)
- Subject: Re: XC Schooling Safety Question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.220945.373@nb.rockwell.com>
- Sender: reichard@nb.rockwell.com (Diane Reichard)
- Organization: Rockwell International
- References: <92322.29954.6175190@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> <1992Nov17.232123.24393@netcom.com> <1ecb04INNpv8@gap.caltech.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:09:45 GMT
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- In article <1ecb04INNpv8@gap.caltech.edu>, deblev@nimoy.ipac.caltech.edu (Debbie Levine) writes:
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- > The cross-country course in question is at a facility which primarily
- > produces hunters and jumpers and which hosts an annual Jumping Derby.
- > The Derby combines cross-country type fences with knockdown show jumping
- > fences.
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- Was this at Foxfield?
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- > Does anyone have any practical experience/opinions with the safety
- > of schooling over "knock-down solid obstacles" for a horse which
- > is expected to event over "true solid obstacles"?
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- I don't have much experience with eventers--and my current horse is a jumper,
- but...I know that my horse doesn't like to hit fences and is naturally careful
- schooling or in shows even though the fences come down quite easily. The
- rails and planks typically used in the jumper ring are a lot lighter than
- the telephone pole you described, so I would guess that hitting the pole
- is a sufficiently unpleasant experience by itself.
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- Diane R.
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