I wouldn't expect that necessarily, since a lot of endurance "riders" discovered the sport before they ever learned anything about horses - or about good manners apparently either. MOST endurance riders are not that way - but as in all other walks of life these days, some people just can' open their traps without being offensive. I think you handled the situation just fine!
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On Apr 21, 2009, at 7:21 PM, Molly Herlong wrote:
however, I would expect that endurance riders should have the utmost regard for a horse's physical condition and should refrain from making dismissive comments about an obvious health concern like the one I described.
