Yeah, you tell em Karla! and while you were at it, you forgot
to mention who that awesome, big hearted, kind, generous, sweet,
BEAUTIFUL, accomodating, trusting, PROVOCATIVE story telling rider with the
Fabulous GAITED horses that gave Kara the most exciting adventure of her
life with the smooth glide ride that she never stopped grinning over and of
which you can all see on my ad on RC on the Vendors page under Apple-Gait'N
Endurance horses was ME! ME! ME!......AMBER APPLEGATE!!! TA DA!! Oh,
did I mention humble too?:~)) amber (by the way, that is how I first met
Karla now we are best buds see what generosity can do?)
Please, if
you haven't done so already, attend an endurance ride and you = will see
that the people are truly nice and not the way some people are = on
ridecamp. There are a few people on this list who love to stir the = pot
and trash each other but that generally does not happen at endurance
= rides. The people are so nice and friendly and generous. Last year my
= friend and I were at a ride (Oregon Dunes) and asked at the ride meeting
= if anyone had a horse that need someone to ride it the next day. My
= friend's horse was lame and she came to the ride horseless. We not >got a horse lended to us with the owner taking our word that she was a
= good rider, but got tack loaned and other equipment/apparel so she could
= ride the next day! This is typical of endurance folk. They will bend
= over backwards to welcome you, loan you tack if you need it and offer
= you a cold beer. There are some exceptions, like anywhere on this
= planet, but for the most part, endurance people are the kindest people
= alive. There are just some people on this list who need to learn to be
= nice and go riding instead of sitting there trashing new people. Go to
= an endurance ride and you will see. Good luck to you! --------Karla
Watson/Oregon
