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'Out Of Gas'
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Betsy HP - Apr 15, 2004 7:27:36 pm PDT #2263 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
sumi - Apr 16, 2004 6:15:02 am PDT #2264 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I stopped at Walgreen's on my way home from work and noticed a book called Riding Lessons in the paperback rack.
Read the blurb: it's about a woman who stopped riding after a horrendous accident after which her horse was destroyed. This is her extremely unique red and white striped horse.
I had to buy it so I could find out how they justified the red and white stripes.
I mean, stripes I can buy (the horse could be a red dun) -- but a red dun would have darker red stripes on a red background, not red and white stripes.
flea - Apr 16, 2004 6:46:25 am PDT #2265 of 10002
information libertarian
Maybe it was related to the albino (stripeless) zebra? You'll have to let us know, sumi.
Katerina Bee - Apr 16, 2004 7:22:09 am PDT #2266 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
You know it'll be a good book when the author has a firm grip on zoology, history or other science stuff.
Danielle Steel (I think) wrote a book about a paraplegic who could ride her horse around so that nobody realized the terrible secret of her disability. She didn't get into just how mounting and dismounting occurred. Granted that I don't know much about riding horses, but balance and grip have to be important.
Aims - Apr 16, 2004 7:28:43 am PDT #2267 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
There is a special saddle for parapalegics and perhaps even quadrapalegics. And I believe that there are specially trained horses that use the saddles. Mind you, I think this about the horse. May not be true.
Pix - Apr 16, 2004 7:29:14 am PDT #2268 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
The only thing that normally holds a person on a horse is thigh strength. It's possible to ride without the use of your legs, but it would much harder.
ETA: What Aimee said.
Katerina Bee - Apr 16, 2004 7:54:22 am PDT #2269 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
I imagine that transferring from wheelchair to specialized orthopedic saddle is quite a production, particularly if performed without assistance. Maybe if the horse kneels?
I don't think a quad could ride. I understand that the lack of muscle control = no balance = specialized 4-point restraint seat belts needed for safety during car trips.
erikaj - Apr 16, 2004 9:13:44 am PDT #2270 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I bet she could, but I don't think she could pass that way...you know? After time passes, even if you're not born to it, it shows.
sumi - Apr 16, 2004 10:03:08 am PDT #2271 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Katerina -- that is just so ridiculous!
I'll let you know if she comes up with a good reason as to how this could be.
There is already the disconnect between what the story is about (a former three-day eventer) and what is on the cover (a gaited horse), but that is to be expected.
Katerina Bee - Apr 16, 2004 10:07:44 am PDT #2272 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Yes, please fill me in about the red and white striped horse. I can't wait.