Re: manure at rides

["Kathryn Flynn" <flynson@teleport.com>]

Howard,

thanks for the clarification.  I'm glad the riding is must better and I'm
glad you survived your previous adventures.
Happy riding!!

Kathryn
----- Original Message -----
From: <Howard4567@aol.com>
To: <flynson@teleport.com>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: manure at rides


> In a message dated 11/10/00 9:21:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> flynson@teleport.com writes:
>
> << Howard,  I must say I agree with the others on this.  I'm lucky to live
in
> a
>  state with an extensive system of horse trails.   >>
>
> Kathryn:
>
> Consider yourself extremely lucky.  When I first moved out to this area of
> Florida there was all this open land and none of it was open to
equestrians.
> I'm talking over 30 thousand acres that was either privately owned or
leased
> to a group of hunters.  At the time I had no horse trailer and had not
even
> contemplated the sport of endurance.
>
> But I loved to ride and this I did.  I trespassed lands owned by large
> corporations and had some run ins with the local hunters (not during
hunting
> season; even I knew better than to go out there then).  My horse and I
were
> tracked like deer, threatened, and shot at once or twice.  I had one man
try
> and dislodge me from my horse by chasing me down with his pick-up truck.
The
> situation became quite dangerous, but I never stopped riding.
>
> Now things have changed for the better and the land that was leased out to
> the hunters is now part of a state forest.  And they allow equestrians
there.
>  It took me awhile to get accustomed to not looking over my shoulder while
> riding once this happened.
>
> I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea about what I've been trying to say.
I'm
> not advocating anarchy, not just yet, when it comes to riding horses and
our
> sport.  Following the rules is the correct way to get things done and
makes
> life easier for all.  I was just trying to say that if something ever went
> terribly wrong, if, for whatever reason, the other groups and the
authorities
> suddenly became anti equestrian and we lost our trails completely, I would
> still ride.  No matter what!
>
> It is a selfish thought and I probably should have kept it to myself
because
> it will most likely get misconstrued and people will think I'm doing this
> (violating the law) now.  I'm not.  And I even try to follow all the rules
of
> AERC during an endurance ride. But if things ever did go to Hell and they
did
> close all the trails and horse people became unwanted everywhere, you just
> might think that my idea isn't so absurd.  I even have a name for this
group,
> if it ever happens.  RENEGADE RIDERS!
>
> cya,
> Howard
>
>