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My assessment would be this...You don't know how long these horses hold up?

The humans over there aren't holding up too well. You see pictures of people in their 30's with half their teeth rotted out of their heads.

Their horses are not their pets. If they don't live to be very old maybe it is not a big deal.

different standard of living....glad it is not mine! or my horses!

Lucinda

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Why does one have to be a freak or a nut to consider stuff? ts
>
> I dunno, but you're qualified on both accounts Tom! >eg<
>
> Just kiddin! Interesting thing though. My farrier who has gone off to
> Afghanistan has been sending us photos of the people over there on their
> horses. Pretty interesting. The horses look quite Arab...are fit looking
> and in decent
>  flesh (but not a pound over). The people look incredibly
> poor, the carts have wooden wheels and some bridles are made from twisted
> rags, harness leather looks rotten and dried out, but the horses are
> shod! I figured as poor as they are they'd be barefoot. Strange angles
> too. The rear feet look extremely upright. Front may have a longer toe
> but the rear feet look like a mule.
>
> Angie (don't throw things...I've got 2 shod and one barefoot!)
>
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