perhaps I am still hopefully naive, but wouldn't it just be simpler if people just learned to STAY off each other's tails - no the trail and hwy?:),
Barbara said:
I see no reason NOT to put a red ribbon on your
horse's tail if you want to keep other riders
at a comfortable and safe distance. One cannot
say his horse never kicks. I know of other riders
who do this.
Actually, there is a very good reason not to put a red ribbon in the tail of a horse that is not "a kicker." Doing so renders a red ribbon in a horse's tail meaningless.
If people with "kickers" who put red ribbons in their horses' tails as a warning to other riders ever wonder why other riders don't heed the warning (which happens often, the wondering, I mean)....well...they can blame people who put red ribbons in the tails of their horses that are "kickers."
Issuing dire warnings for dangers that do not exist is rarely ever a good practice.
