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[RC] Absolutely - Howard BramhallWell, I've discovered a similarity between LD's, Barefoot'n, Guns, and Horse Welfare. Care to learn my discovery? lol.Absolutism. We have many here on wonderful Ridecamp, my home away from home (and some others of you are right there with me), that quite a few folks, myself included, seem to have absolute views on, especially concerning those hot topics. That's what makes them all so darn interesting to talk about. And, to listen to. Absolutely! I must admit, as a farrier (I hate that word), let's say horse shoer instead, in training, I'm still in that flexible mode. When Jaye Perry speaks, I gotta tell you, I'm listening. If I don't know my ass from a hole in the ground (Randy Newman still sings in my house) when it comes to statements like "shoes restrict hoof flexibility" that I have read about from those websites on barefoot'n, well, Jay is the one whom I'm listening to. I'm trying my best to remain flexible thinking about it all. Jaye's the instructor, I'm the student. I've tried being flexible with LD's, although I do have some certain views on giving the fastest growing group of AERC members, with numbers larger than the 100 milers, some credit for those miles they do complete. Or, guns. Yea, got some views on that one which might fall into the absolute category. The thing with guns is even though I do own a few and take them with me sometimes, I don't think everyone should own them. They seem to contribute to lots of bad things. With a gun there is always an American who gets the urge to shoot another American cause that other guy pissed them off while driving down the highway. I know there have been times I was glad I didn't have a gun with me, because, I, also, can get angry when someone on the road almost kills me with their vehicle. Or, tries to aggressively grab the reins from me while I'm riding down a public road on my horse. Bang, Bang. The son-of-a bitch, absolutely, deserved to die! So, absolutely, I plan on being flexible when it comes to shoeing, because it is an area of the horse where I really do want to learn "everything." Horse Welfare, you ask? Yea, that one too. And, it's quite clear that those absolute views on the Horse Welfare issue will kill just about any recommended change that comes down the pike before it even gets put on the table of Discussion. Absolutely! Flexibility is one of the keys to life. Use it to open the door and you may find that you were absolutely wrong about what you thought was in there when the door was closed. cya, Howard From: MARYYG@xxxxxxx To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Barefoot Misleadings Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:55:16 EST _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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