[Namron] The Incident at Protectorate
Katie A Mosely
kawhispers at juno.com
Wed Oct 13 20:00:02 PDT 2004
To add to this, HOrses were used alongside cannons in war for many many
years. And I didn't even hear the cannon on the field.
A twisted gut is caused by the horses intestines being clocked and full
of gas and twisting as a horse rolls to alleviate the pain of a colic.
Gas floats and so the part of the intestine with the gas bubble acts as a
balloon keeping that part of the intestine up, while the rest of the
horse turns around it. Causing a twist. (Which is why you don't want
horses who are colicking to lay down.)
The horse in question was doing better when I left camp on Sunday
morning. With better chance for recovery, than was expected on Saturday.
We do not think that she had a twisted gut, last I spoke with the Camp
Care taker.
Lady Katyana
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:35:04 -0500 Katie A Mosely <kawhispers at juno.com>
writes:
> People,
> The cannon will not cause twisted guts in horses. The horse colicked
> for
> reasons unto itself. There were issues with moldy hay, and also with
> age
> and weather change. ANy one of those things would cause it, BUT NOT
> THE
> CANNON PLEASE DON'T EVEN GO THERE!
> Lady Katyana MacLeat your local horse person
>
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:37:44 -0500 "Matthias the Brewer"
> <matthiasthebrewer at cox.net> writes:
> > Duncan,
> >
> > In my opinion, it doesn't matter that there was a child present.
>
> > Because
> > there was a PERSON present.
> >
> > There was also the issue of a sick horse (all I heard was the
> > possibility of
> > a twisted gut and surgery), who are very sensitive to sound. The
>
> > sound
> > could have caused the horse to start, making matters worse.
> >
> > I'm not taking advantage of the situation to beat up on you
> Duncan,
> > but I
> > think it was a colossal mistake to fire it. I have no respect for
>
> > your
> > safety procedures, because people don't just "appear". They
> walk.
> >
> > However, I agree with you. You should have been removed from
> site.
> > I think
> > the Seneschal was remarkably generous in this case.
> >
> > I also think, that it is time to let this matter drop. The
> > Seneschal has
> > dealt with it (at that time). And while I think your hobby is
> > amusing and
> > could be a lot of fun, I don't think it is appropriate at SCA
> > events. Just
> > my opinion. Too many safety issues.
> >
> > Matthias the Strongly Opinionated Brewer
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org
> > [mailto:namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org]On
>
> > Behalf
> > Of Duncan MacNamara
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:13 AM
> > To: Barony of Namron
> > Subject: [Namron] The Incident at Protectorate
> >
> >
> > I was just informed of something, and would like to doubly
> apologize
> > for it
> > now. I was just informed that Marsha was _WITH_ Tadgh when they
> went
> > through
> > camp on their way to their wagon, on the night of the incident. I
>
> > had
> > absolutely no idea that a child was involved when I was issued my
>
> > warning,
> > or I would have packed up and left right then and there, no
> > questions asked.
> > I don't understand, in fact, why I wasn't told to get off-site
> > instead of
> > given a warning. I also don't understand why it's only just now,
> > three days
> > later, that I am hearing of a child being present. I would like to
>
> > extend my
> > apologies again.
> >
> > As for range safety and my appearant incompetance... I have a
> > little
> > backstop that I normally set up when firing my mini-cannon, to
> make
> > sure the
> > wadding doesn't travel too far when I fire it in a "limited space"
>
> > setting.
> > I set this up 6 feet from the barrel muzzle, as the wadding
> usually
> > only
> > travels 3-6 feet, using a powder charge of 15 grains. Since my
> mast
> > rope and
> > torch was at roughly the 10 foot mark, and I had just cleared the
>
> > "firing
> > lane", I didn't put the cannon on the ground and set up the
> > backstop. I
> > fired it from the mini-table on which I had them set up for
> display.
> > The
> > offending cannon is 3 inches long, has a 1/4 inch bore, and is no
>
> > louder
> > than a black cat firecracker. No, I am not trying to excuse this
> > away, just
> > shedding some light on the facts. Yes, I was wrong for both firing
>
> > the thing
> > in camp, even though it is tiny, and I was also wrong for not
> > setting up my
> > backstop. But still, this doesn't mean that I am an idiot. It
> means
> > that I
> > made a mistake, and while I am thankful that nothing happened, I
> > still think
> > this thing got blown a tad out of proportion. That, and I don't
> > understand
> > why no one at the event site who knew what happened mentioned that
>
> > there was
> > a child present.
> >
> >
> > Tadgh, Meraude, I am sorry.
> >
> >
> > Duncan
> >
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