Yesterday the eventing community was shocked by news of Colin Davidson’s death. Heck, even the Horse and Hound wrote about it this morning. As we struggle to look for positives out of the tragedy, two things come to mind. First, Colin has raised a lot of awareness about the importance of being an organ donor. I’m an organ donor and please thoughtfully consider being one if you are not. Second, Colin’s death helps us put our own lives into perspective. I received the following email from an eventer yesterday. Like most eventers, it’s a little rough around the edges but contains a lot of wisdom:
“We all have our problems. Some of us think our current ones are pretty big, then an amazing person like Colin is just gone. I am just focusing on all the people who’s lives he is saving and improving through his organ donation. I am an organ donor and I hope there is nothing left of me to bury and every part of me goes to help somebody.”
I don’t know about you, but Colin’s death has made me do a lot of thinking in the past 24 hours. It’s all about perspective and sometimes it takes a tragedy to remind us how we need to cherish and make the best of the situations in our life. As we turn our attention to the USEA Convention later this week, I know that Colin will be on everyone’s mind. Go eventing.a
