Re: RC: RE: Snooty people

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Hee.Hee....Good Post, Lif!  I've used that....ain't no way to look past
that buckle!  Also sic Bazy on 'em!  If they don't know about Tevis or
OD....they're not worth your time to even talk to! Did you see the
article in Equus on the race betwen Seabiscuit and War Admiral?  I don't
know if you ever "race" the last half mile or whatever for Top Ten
position in Endurance that some of us love, but the description of the
end of that race reminds me of many runoffs I have been involved in.
Ears back, giving it all....after 50 or 100 miles! (Of course, I would
NEVER do this if my horse was marginal)  Just competitive spirit and
heart!  Sunny just LOVES it! I'm not asking him to go...he's  asking
ME!  Must be his racing ancestry. (Samtyr) Makes my little heart go
pitty-pat! <grin> "The sweetest wind is the one that blows between an
Arabian's ears"!

Regards, Jim and Sunny

Lif Strand wrote:
> 
> When you come across an Arabian show breeder, the way to "get" them is to
> mention that you do endurance and ask if they think any of the Arabs they
> breed would be good enough to do Tevis (or whatever ride name you think
> they'd recognize).  Don't give them a chance to answer, just immediately
> get all apologetic and mention how hard it is, how great their legs have to
> be, how superior an attitude the successful endurance horse is, so that
> without saying it directly, you are challenging them to come up with a
> defense of their Arabians as endurance prospects.
> 
> I've been going to the Arabian Nationals & other shows and hanging out with
> show people for years and none of them every get snooty towards me or my
> Tevis buckles.  In fact, I've been pleasantly surprised to have some big
> name show people come up and tell me about endurance rides they've done.
> 
> Lif Strand
> Quemado NM  USA
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