{"id":9889,"date":"2024-07-12T09:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=9889"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:09","slug":"education-are-you-prepared-for-the-worst-ita-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=9889","title":{"rendered":"Education – Are you prepared for the worst? ITA Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Melanie Vining, ITA Executive Director<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t put myself in the \u201cwing it\u201d category, but if there is spectrum I\u2019d not be at the \u201cwell-prepared\u201d end either. Maybe somewhere in the middle. I\u2019ve taken off on ten-mile day hikes with running shoes and a peanut butter sandwich, but I\u2019ve also done weeklong backpacking trips and checked all the boxes: proper food, first aid kit, clothing for bad weather, etc. I\u2019m\u2026semi-prepared. But a recent event has underscored, for me, the importance of planning for the worst.<\/p>\n

If you read my last blog post, you know I was injured in a horseback riding accident in May. In this case, I was prepared: I went for a short ride from my house, alone, but made sure I had my phone in my pocket and not in my saddle bag so in the off chance I should end up on the ground (where are these odds when I play the lotto?!), I\u2019d have communication. In this case, a phone= preparedness. I was riding a good horse, one that had done hundreds of miles on trails and leading pack strings with me the summer before. I was leading a mule that had gone on most of those trips. Our skill set matched our journey. But, as they say, stuff happens.<\/p>\n

So back to preparedness. People approach this topic differently, but I\u2019ve had a lot of time to think about it in the last month (a LOT), and I feel like there is a \u201crecipe\u201d for being prepared for an outdoor adventure.
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