Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC] Help, New Horse... Need Some Hints!

John T.,

The rest of "I don't want to be rude" is 'but I'm going to anyway...'.  I
don't know you, and I don't know Sarah.  I have no personal axes to grind,
but as for this not being endurance related and telling an admitted newbie
that they should lurk for 4 to 6 months, reading the archives????
Additionally, I was really glad to see a post that is "not really in the
spirit of ridecamp".  Lately, a lot of the spirit of Ridecamp has been
character assassination and just plain mean.  Isn't one of the purposes of
this list to disseminate information and trade "war stories"?  I don't know
about anyone else out there, but that's what I thought and hoped for.  I
have yet to ride a ride, but I've worked a lot and seen a lot.  I have yet
to come away from one where I didn't learn something.  That's what's so neat
about this sport.  You can have/gain insights that may be beneficial to
others, whether your a seasoned veteran rider, or a seasoned veteran
volunteer.  But there's no need to get nasty.

Does anyone wonder at the exodus of subscribers lately?    I don't.  My
information is below -- fire at will!

Milinda Ellis
Beargrass Cleveland Bays
Jewett, Texas
milinda@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Teeter" <johnt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "kit kat" <patchworkfarmshorsestuff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Help, New Horse... Need Some Hints!


> I really don't want to be rude, but this post has basically nothing to do
> with endurance riding and really really doesn't belong on ridecamp. I'm
> sorry, but stories about horses chasing milk cows around is making even me
> think that everyone who can ride is out riding and the people left in the
> room really like dogs better.
>
> Could you please just lurk for 4 to 6 months before you begin asking
> questions. read the archives for awhile. Again, I really don't mean to be
> rude, but this post is just not in the spirit of ridecamp - its really not
> about endurance even tho you taked a fluffy wind-puff question in at the
> end.....its really about horses chasing dairy cows around. maybe you
should
> post it on a dairy cow list??
>
> johnt
> =========
>
> At 05:47 PM 6/17/2002, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I Have practiced John Lyons teaching and Have found they work
excellent...
> >unfortunatly, were I board there is no round pen. I am hoping after a
> >couple of day, she will settle.  Unfortunatly, the cows are 1 feild
> >sepperated.  I am trying to get the pen closest to them and the road.  I
> >cannot put her in with any cows around here because they are all dairy,
> >and there lively hood.  Last time I did that was with my last her(were i
> >work on a dairy farm) and she thought it was great fun to chase them...
> >ever seen 40 cows with HUGE milkers racing across a field.... Its A
> >LAUGH..... BUT the milk quota goes down and I GOT IN TROUBLE!  So...
thats
> >a little tough.. I ALSO think she may be in heat, but i do not know here
> >actions well enough to tell.... I Do think at has alot to do with not
> >trusting me.  I think because she is an ex-track horse, she has issues
> >with trusting.  I am hoping when she learns to trust me, all will be
> >well.  Other then the spooking and getting upset, she seems to have
fairly
> >good ground manners.   Nips a little, but the last owner hand feed her
> >treats all the time, so she thinks she is going to get some.  One more
> >question about endurance.  She is has windpuffs... now i know that does
> >not cause lameness and what not, but will that cause me not to be able to
> >ride in an endurance ride?  THanks again for all the helpful hints.
> >Sarah:)
> >
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