Re: APOLOGY - long

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Yes, Angie
I know there are good people like you and others who are knowledgeable
enough and concerned enough to take good care of their horses. My
concern is in the area of the inexperienced who try this or that
supplement or only have time to exercise their horses on weekends due to
work, etc (like me now) but yet try to do fast 50's or even 100's. Most
of the time I give people the benefit of the doubt and assume if they
make mistakes, it is out of ignorance (although sometimes that ugly head
of fierce competition rears up and shows it's face). I believe Linda's
post was simply to try to force more safeguards which will not interfere
with you more seasoned veterans and will help stop the ignorant from
making mistakes at their horse's expense. That's all.
Bette (who BTW would LOVE you to have one of Hal's offspring and whose
buyers, for the most part, have shown good judgment with them--- those
other few have broken my heart as the babies started off with so much
kindness and willingness to please)
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov	
(Yes, really 16.2!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com
Rides 2 Far wrote:
> 
> > I used to be happy to see my horses go to endurance people >but I have
> to tell you, after reading ridecamp over the past year, I >have been
> encouraging buyers to look into competitive trail.
> 
> I wouldn't base anything I do on what I read on ridecamp.  Do you know
> what we hear about Californians?  You want us to believe it all?
> 
> I've had an interesting experience the last 9 years.  I don't have TV.
> Amazing.  Suddenly I don't see massacres in tiny African villages, or
> disidents tortured in China. What I see I see with my own eyes.  I see my
> town, lots of nice people. Lots of good stuff going on...neighbors who
> are friendly and help each other out.  The good to bad ratio is about a
> zillion to one, but the TV talks about the one...same with Ridecamp.
> What you wanna bet that if you start bragging about Competitive Trail
> you'll start hearing all sorts of horror stories about them?...or 4H...or
> heck, I'll bet you can find horror stories about rescue
> organizations...but I still bet the ratio of good to bad is a positive
> one.
> 
> Angie
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