why do people think its a good idea to do that whilst sitting on a horse and not wearing a riding hat?
have seen two such videos today, one from someone i used to know personally - when i criticized the idiocy, i was roundly abused and told that "it's for charity FFS" .. (by the girl's mother)
well it would have been different if you horse had spooked and you'd ended up in hospital with brain damage or worse...
In the meantime, it was G's day, and it was dry, and she tells me she had an excellent ride (once M decided to leave the stable, apparently he didn't want to once he was in!)
As noted in my cooments on Facebook, I am in total agreement. If you break your head/neck/back, whatever, whether or not if's for charity will not matter.
ReplyDeleteOf course, maybe some of the idiots dousing themselves and their horses with sudden showers of icy cold water want to become charity cases themselves. It's the only logical explanation I can think of.
I did see one where the horse spooked big time - maybe you posted/shared it Jean. I think these people just don't think their horse will spook though most of us know that horses and other animals don't like sudden movements or sudden changes.
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