Re: Kids Ride Free!!!!

["Jerry Fruth" <hikryrdg@evansville.net>]

Well put,. well said, a direct hit  !!!!!!!!  If you can't cut ten bucks,
pack it outta here.  Jerry Fruth AERC#441


On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Dbeverly4@aol.com wrote...
>Having been involved with 4-H on a minor scale (volunteer judged schooling-
>type events) I am heartily in favor of the basics that 4-H teaches.  It is a
>wonderful horse care program.  I would hope that AERC could 'afford' to
>sponsor junior riders (maybe 16 and under ??) on a freebie basis, it would be
>a nice touch.  Unfortunately, judging by the hoo-hah over a $10 LD fee, I
>don't see that happening in the near future!  I must be missing something, and
>I certainly don't want to prolong the $10 LD discussion, but if $10 is such a
>big deal, maybe these people can't afford to ride!  Horses are not an
>inexpensive venture ( as we all know too well).  Especially when you start
>competing them and putting them to the stresses of competition.  They deserve
>the best of care available (costs way more than $10 per ride, I'm sure).  If
>you can't provide that for your horse, maybe you shouldn't be out there.  I'm
>not referring to the value of your rig (mine is an old suburban and a
>reasonably good Logan horse trailer--once again, horse gets better
>accommodations!)  However, the basic care of an endurance horse is beyond even
>that of a well cared for show horse (yes, I've had both).  Endurance horses by
>definition do more than most equine atheletes.  If you can afford to care for
>an endurance horse properly, 10 bucks per ride isn't much of an issue.  Don't
>worry, I'm ducking already, please no mean responses --  Sylvia
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