I never said endurance was cruel. But I AM all for
the what's best for the horse. For those of you
who love to pick apart a post, if you read any of my past posts you would see
that.
I don't care if you race, race barefoot, or
ride naked using a treeless saddle. Just make sure that your horse is taken care
of, that's all.
Riding or racing your horse in endurance is not
cruel. Racing your horse days after an illness on banamine and claiming
ignorance is, but nobody seems to be bothered by that. (See protest in
July EN)
Instead, someone is going to pick
apart MY POST!!!
Geezy, weezy!
I never dreamed someone would have a problem with
loops even if it meant that was the only way to keep horses safe. And by
that I meant making sure the horses could at least see a vet a soon as possible
if there was a problem instead of waiting on the trail for help.
I was mistaken. How tough can you be if you can't
take a little suffering, I guess.
Maybe the horse does know better about what they
want to do, rather than us being the responsible ones. I don't know.
I did say, "Now I am NOT saying we ask too much of our
equine partners on a challenging ride. If the HORSE is well PREPARED
for the task at hand, all should go well. But if something does go
wrong, and the other safeguards are not in place then
that is just plain cruel to the HORSE. Wouldn't you
agree?"
Apparently, some don't. I don't get that. The
safeguards are our responsibility alone. The horse will just go.
I never said don't ride, don't take risks, stay in
a arena leave your horse alone. I am pretty sure I didn't.
All I was trying to say, is that trails can be
beautiful, challenging, tough and remote. That doesn't mean it can't be safe as
well. Just because WE like it, doesn't necessarily mean it is in the best
interests of the HORSE.
I certainly never said I was the only one who
cared. Obviously, more riders than not take very good care of their horses no
matter what the conditions.
Being tough and being smart, don't always go hand
and hand. Obviously.
I was merely trying to support the idea that just
because it was, doesn't mean it was good.
