Originally Posted by blairsvillexdave
Friend of mine got thrown off a horse near Craig, CO. The way I'm hearing it the horse thru him about 12 feet. Several broken ribs and in the hospital for about 3 weeks. I think he got to fly back to GA in the last few days. Most of the CO hunting accidents I hear about Elk hunting involve horses. I guess the people that provide these basically wild horses don't have any liability? I'm posting this with the hope hunters will be aware they aren't being give trained saddle horses. Dave


Colorado law shields outfitters and horseback riding companies from liability due to accepted risks of the activity. Riding horses is inherently dangerous, especially in mountain terrain. I've been in a horse wreck and paid for it with broken ribs. It was my own damn, stupid fault. This was my own horse - very trained horse - that got spooked because I got stupid for just a minute.


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