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RE: [RC] People and Horse Welfare - heidi

Actually, I think that Bruce did exactly the right thing.  One should never assume that anybody understands anything, and making it clear that these were his personal thoughts was the correct thing to do.
 
As for Bob's comments, Bruce's reply was fitting.  Making one's own statements about things that one has not discussed with the Board is fine, and just because one does so does not mean that the Board necessarily disagrees--only that the poster is not representing a Board discussion per se.  To suggest that Bruce needs to convince the Board of what he has said is making another dangerous assumption--that the Board disagrees simply because he has stated that these are his own comments.  He is merely being honest, and saying in effect that he has not had a discussion with the Board on this subject.  Fair enough.
 
Heidi


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [RC]   People and Horse Welfare
From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, June 19, 2007 2:07 pm
To: Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Ridecamp@Endurance. Net'" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bruce,

I think the proper etiquette (I know some will thing it strange that I 
comment on proper etiquette ;-) ) is if you don't state your affiliation 
with and imply it is official, e.g. "as a member board of the Bo Diddly 
Foundation I would like to comment...." or sign you name with such an 
implication, e.g., "Buddy Holly, Director of the Bo Diddly Foundation." 
your comments should be taken as personal and not views of the 
organization.

Truman

Bruce Weary DC wrote:
> Hi Bob--
> Thank you for your kind comments. I guess most of the Board would be 
> probably be inclined to agree with the principles I addressed, but I 
> felt a disclaimer was in order as a matter of courtesy. My experience 
> is just beginning as a Board member, but I have known many of the 
> members for years, and have found them to be hard working, earnest 
> people who hold our horses and this sport in the highest regard. 
> Sometimes I stick my neck out in my analysis of human behavior and 
> what drives it, and I wouldn't want to presume to do the thinking for 
> others, but it's interesting to throw some observations out there and 
> see what agreements or disagreements they produce. It's usually not a 
> popular thing to address common human weaknesses, but covering our 
> tracks in endurance riding so as not to look bad puts our horses at 
> risk, and I think increasing awareness and eliminating the stigma 
> associated with post-ride treatment is a worthy and attainable goal. 
> Bruce
>
>
>
>


-- 

“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how 
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong”
Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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