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I think you scared some of us: we may be in there, yikes!!!!!!!! :0)


> From: "Flora Hillman" <capella@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   loose dogs mean Howard wins the ride Date: Tue, 27 Jan 
> 2004 12:02:49 -0500
>
>
> Someone pointed out some more -
>
> The people that show up and toss their dogs out for other people to
> feed are rabid barefoot
> racing LDers who don't wear helmets while ponying a 5-year old that
> come gunning for Howard while complaining that they don't get any points 
> and
> have been known to throw their easy boots at the competition and wave guns
> as they pass them in dangerous narrow sections of trail as they are  
> running
> hell bent for leather over rocks chasing down Howard who is accusing them 
> of
> not doing anything for horse welfare and forgetting that they have to be
> pulsed down in 15 minutes  or less at every check otherwise they will be
> branded stupid and uncaring and not understanding anything about their 
> horse
> which will keel over dead on them anyway, so there.
>
> Seems like we ought to have it covered, but surely we're missing something!
>
> And yet more...
>
> The people that show up and toss their dogs out for other people to feed 
> are rabid racing barefoot helmetless LDers who come gunning for Howard 
> while ponying a 5-year old all the while complaining that they don't get 
> any points and have been known to throw their easy boots at the competition 
> and wave guns as they pass them in dangerous narrow sections of trail as 
> they are  running hell bent for leather over rocks chasing down Howard who 
> is accusing them of not doing anything for horse welfare and forgetting 
> that they have to be pulsed down in 15 minutes  or less at every check 
> otherwise they will be branded stupid and uncaring and not understanding 
> anything about their horse which will keel over dead on them anyway, so 
> they won't be able to stand for Best Condition which isn't being allowed 
> for LD rides anyway because LD isn't endurance and who cares anyway except 
> Howard who is sure LDers are funding the whole AERC and they should rise up 
> and revolt and do rides separately and put all the money into barefoot 
> races so that they won't have to mingle with those idiot people who put 
> shoes on horses which everyone knows will make a horse keel over dead and 
> then the whole world will point fingers at endurance racing so it should be 
> renamed competitive trail riding and everyone should leave at timed 
> intervals so those horses with oversized hearts can be evaluated and nobody 
> will race unless they're in Egypt where they can run at top speed nonestop 
> alongside speeding SUVs full of screaming crew who keep throwing water 
> bottles and electrolytes at the riders who don't stop to use electrolytes 
> anyway but do use a GPS just like LDers who aren't sure if they're training 
> their horses too little because they only ride 30 miles a day 7 days a 
> week, hoping to start their first LD in six months and maybe stay at the 
> back of the pack unless their horse goes crazy and they can't stop it 
> because they've just decided to try out a bitless bridle at their first 
> ride and now are too busy trying to keep up with Howard.

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