If you folks wish to debate "tone", "emotional content",
my-footnotes-are-bigger-better-more-inclusive-than-yours,
PLEASE take it off-line and chat amongst yourselves.
Let's get back to the original tenor of this list-- friends with horses who
share a passion and a love for the sport of distance riding.
Diane
(who could use a nice cheerful story from someone about what a nice ride
they had over the weekend, and why they love their horse to bits!)