Re: [RC] [RC] complicated politics in Iraq and the carribean and 3rd world countries - Mary Ann Spencer
Well, Kelly,
The reality of our freedom in US is contingent on
the military which relies on citiizen soldiers. Those happen to be
everyone's neighbors who have/had a life and then suddenly have to go elsewhere
and do military duty. One of the side effects is that one had a real life
riding horses and trying to compete in endurance. Then NO riding.
Seems to me that is an endurance type topic. Maybe you have not had to
make any such decisions. Well, we are protecting your choice to not be
military. We have horses, dogs, kids, cats, trucks, horse trailers, etc
and end up in a foreign country with none of our favorite things. I had to
reduce my horses and start over again. If you can't tolerate that,
just use your delete button. Endurance riding started in the middle east
and Iraq is known as the 'cradle of civilization'. Horses have been an
important part of their life. Due to Saddam, the entire southern part was
left with limited water and hence no way to keep large livestock. What few
horses were seen were very thin and had minimal muscles. When Baghdad
fell, horses were stolen, including the Arabian horses. But then that is
not anything you would have to deal with directly so guess it is not YOUR
endurance topic. A number of soldiers with horses in US were left with NO
horses or anything related to it. Enjoy the freedom of speech others have
made sacrificed for. Mary Ann
Subject: Re: [RC] complicated politics in
Iraq and the carribean and 3rd world countries
Hi Mary Ann-
I can appreciate your passion for this subject and even more appreciate
your service to this country. I suspect that ridecamp is as divided as this
country on this issue and really is not the forum to talk about it. I read
ridecamp to learn about endurance related topics and not hear political
discourse. I am very politically aware and will support anyone's freedom to
speak, even if that speech is not the way I feel. However, PLEASE keep this
divisive, non-endurance related issue off ridecamp!
Respectfully,
Kelly Lane
>From: "Mary Ann Spencer" <maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To:
<pamnetus@xxxxxxx> >CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject:
Re: [RC] complicated politics in Iraq and the carribean and 3rd world
countries >Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:53:33 -0500 > >An interesting
side effect of being in the Reserves, is that if you did not have a full time
time when you left, you can't get one when you return as all are subject to
being returned. I had been working 13 week contracts as travel nurse and now
have to reorganize all of my life. Also, as my unit goes back within the next
year, will have to make some decisions about horses. Next time I am hoping to
find a horse to buy for all of Army 'horse' folks to work with, ride, etc. It
was so awful seeing some obviously beautiful and probably stolen Arabian
horses pulling work carts. Unfortunately, the lack of security of in Iraq has
EVERYTHING SLOWLY DOWN. As I am in Army Reserves I can't do much but perhaps
othe
