Comments on: A readers opinion on the Amy Tryon case http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2007/08/07/a-readers-opinion-on-the-amy-tryon-case/ Horseback Riding Vacations and Equestrian Instruction Worldwide Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: debby http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2007/08/07/a-readers-opinion-on-the-amy-tryon-case/#comment-473 debby Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:23:53 +0000 http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2007/08/07/a-readers-opinion-on-the-amy-tryon-case/#comment-473 While I too believe that the sentence was far too weak, there are several comments in the full judgement that have made me slightly rethink my initial total and complete condemnation of Amy Tryon. (1) (quotes are only approximate) "....her misfortune was that the injury occured so close to the end of the course" yes, it did make the whole thing look so much more calculating. If she had initially thought that maybe Sparky had over-reached and was temporarily sore (cf recent PanAm games where horse very sore after overreaching on the xc trotted up sound after an intensive night's treatment) - it soon became apparent that it was far worse than this but by this time she was through the finish. (2) " ...probably the initial stumble caused the irreparable damage..." can never be certain, and obviously she caused the horse more pain and suffering but the outcome may well have been the same. One can only hope that the memories never, ever leave her and that the whole awful incident makes her a better horsewoman and serves as a warning to the rest of us that there but for the grace of God go all of us. While I too believe that the sentence was far too weak, there are several comments in the full judgement that have made me slightly rethink my initial total and complete condemnation of Amy Tryon. (1) (quotes are only approximate) “….her misfortune was that the injury occured so close to the end of the course” yes, it did make the whole thing look so much more calculating. If she had initially thought that maybe Sparky had over-reached and was temporarily sore (cf recent PanAm games where horse very sore after overreaching on the xc trotted up sound after an intensive night’s treatment) - it soon became apparent that it was far worse than this but by this time she was through the finish. (2) ” …probably the initial stumble caused the irreparable damage…” can never be certain, and obviously she caused the horse more pain and suffering but the outcome may well have been the same.

One can only hope that the memories never, ever leave her and that the whole awful incident makes her a better horsewoman and serves as a warning to the rest of us that there but for the grace of God go all of us.

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