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Re: [RC] hmmmm, public perception... - Chris Paus

Exactly! I don't know what we can do to change these perceptions. I think people imagine that horses are ridden to the brink of exhaustion, forced to go on, whipped and beaten up hills or some gawdawful thing like that.
 
They don't see the horses outtrotting the riders at the final VC, LOL...
 
I know when I was competing much more regularly with Star, I think he got adrenaline highs from competing! He'd get grumpy if more than a month went by without doing a ride! I'm sure as far as he's concerned, he just needs me to pay the entry fee. He can do the vet check and the ride without me.
 
chris

heidi larson <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a friend who was selling her QH and looking at some arab crosses.  After contacting one owner and mentioning that she was looking to maybe start some endurance, the owner told her no way her horse would ever be sold to an endurance home.  Like I told my friend (who had been to a poker ride with me) "let's see, would I want my horse to go to a home that conditions my horse consistantly to get him/her prepared for an event, or have the horse go to a home where it was in a pasture for 6 months and taken on a 12 mile poker ride, standing at the top of a hill with its head between it's knees, panting?"  Not too tough a choice for me! 
 
heidi larson
 
 


Chris Paus <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If this is what Mr. or Ms. Average Rider thinks of us, then it's a wonder we get any new members at all!
 
chris

Jody Rogers-Buttram <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
More power to you.... there isn't much you can do to change that kind of thinking.  If it means anything... at least you know that you have a group of people here on RC that know better.


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Chris Paus
Lake Region SWA  http://lakeregionswa.fws1.com
 


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I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott
 
Chris Paus
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