Thursday, July 21, 2016

Why I Won't Be Riding At The Beach This Summer

My friend was in town last week and was talking vacation plans when she asked me about riding at the beach as part of the fun.

And all I could think about was the numerous cases of flesh eating bacteria being reported from the Gulf of Mexico in the recent weeks.

https://mic.com/articles/148638/flesh-eating-bacteria-in-texas-2016-update-vibrio-vulnficius-and-necrotizing-fasciitis#.4Pa5cM0Pm

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/06/21/mans-leg-amputated-after-contracting-unidentified-flesh-eating-bacteria-at-texas-beach.html

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2016/06/27/texas-man-infected-with-flesh-eating-bacteria-at-beach-second-case-in-june/

I can only imagine the potentially life threatening damage and subsequent vet bill that would be involved for a horse.

Not to mention the summer crowds are a pain away with the 100 degree days, fishing lines, kids, and dogs to worry about.

So I will save my beach ride for the off season.  October is quite pleasant from the back of a horse.





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