We need to take a long, hard look at our sport and see what we can change, and what we have to accept. USEF president and Olympic gold-medal winning eventer David O'Connor recently said, "You can't make eventing safer than life itself." If we increase rider competence, we will do the very best thing we can for our sport. We can't make eventing safer than life itself, but we can make it as safe as possible. We just have to work at it. I hope you join me in the effort.
Find out if you're just qualified or actually READY by downloading Jim's chart. This article originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Practical Horseman.
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