Re: RC: Advice sought: "Killer" distance race near me

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

First of all, the AERC, nor any orther organization ownes a copywrite or trade
mark to the terms "endruance," "endurance riding," or "endurance racing."  Second
it sounds like this is on private land. Third even if it were animal abuse under
NM law, the crime has not been yet committed. So you really have no leg to stand
on.

As far as organizations like PETA, be careful how you pick your friends -" the
enemy of my enemy is my friend" is not a good criteria. PETA most likely would
like to see legitimate endurance riding defined as abuse (since there is so much
more of it) than they care about this type of once a year thing.

The only way to attack this is to get as much information as you can, find out
what does actually happen at these events and if there are problems push the
local DA for prosecution on these violations. It would also be very helpful to
get the local ranchers involved on your side so you weren't the lone ranger (and
only target).

JMO

Truman

Lif Strand wrote:

> I just found out yesterday that a rancher about 15 miles from me puts on an
> annual "distance" race for the locals.  As the local rancher who told me
> said, it's mostly an invitation to drink and party, but horses have been
> ruined and killed as a result.  There is a course that is run, supposedly
> looks like the Man from Snowy River stuff, and they start only when
> everyone is good and drunk.  The rancher was contemptuous of all this - he
> said that the "cowboys" who participate in this have never worked on a
> ranch.  I do believe any true ranch cowboy would never risk his horse in
> such a way.
>
> OK, so here's what I'd like advice on.  This area doesn't encourage pesky
> critter loving pushy women sticking their noses in where they're not
> wanted.  I have until July - that's when the rancher thought these races
> are put on - to figure out whether I want to do something about it, and if
> so, what to do.  I don't even know the name of the person who owns the
> ranch, so I'll have to do some digging.
>
> Should I just get down and dirty and send a message to PETA?
>
> I really am a person who tries to consider all points of view, but when it
> comes to critter abuse I just can't handle idiots.  The worst part of this
> all is that the guy putting this on calls it "endurance" - this whole
> subject came up because we were talking about my horses and endurance racing.
>
> Lif Strand
> Quemado NM  USA
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