Cops: Gun Range Claimed Uzi Release Forms 'Were Blown Away By The Wind'

[bklyncowgirl]

108. We are a litigious society--if people see money dancing before their eyes they'll sue.

I was once involved in a lawsuit back in my college days. I was leading trail rides to make money. One day I took a group of teenagers out for a one hour ride. One of the girls in the group wanted to gallop. I'd told told her absolutely not--I'd already tested this group at a slow jog and she'd been bouncing all over the saddle and had dropped the reins to grab the pommel. I kept the entire group at a walk. When we entered an open area she pulled a stick from a tree and started whacking on the poor horse like she was going down the stretch at Churchill Downs. The horse cantered a few strides, then, when he realized he was leaving the herd, broke into a trot. The girl bounced a few times then hit the ground. She was laughing, said there was nothing wrong with her. I put her back up, pulled out my lead line and ponied her for the rest of the ride. I suppose she did not like being a laughing stock--a few weeks later the barn was sued--back injuries and emotional pain and suffering.

When my testimony was backed up by other witnesses, the judge threw them out of court, but still the owners of the barn had to lawyer up, I had to go to court and was worried that I might have to get my own lawyer if my employer threw me under the bus. A different judge--different lawyers and it could have all gone very differently.