Re: Horse Manners....

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

I agree with you that the basic ettiquette should be the same in every
event.  Unfortunately there are a lot of folks out there that dont have a
clue as to what they are.  Let alone, on how to properly care for their
horses.  Maybe requiring newbies to attend a trail riding clinic their first
year of competition, or at least having them available to go to, would help.
I had over 1000 miles of endurance riding before I ever attended a CTR.  I
had 2 world championships in performance under my belt and 3 appaloosa
distance riding medallions too.  I figured that I would probably be able to
kick some CTR butt.  "This is gonna be easy."  I ate crow big time and I
appreciated the fact that I did.  I have a healthy respect for CTR as well
as endurance riding.    I now am the proud recipiant of 2 Appaloosa Cheif
Joseph awards and am 2/3 of the way to a 3rd.  Unfortunatly I am now riding
a mule instead of an appy (no real difference!)  so the 3rd may never come.
gesa n clovis
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Mitts <mitts_n@hotmail.com>
To: bechack@sierratel.com <bechack@sierratel.com>
Cc: Ridecamp@endurance.net <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 12:20 PM
Subject: RC: Horse Manners....


>
>I agree! Besides it doesn't say much for endurance people to want riders to
>go to another sport to learn & then come to us!! Maybe the Central Region
is
>more laid back or something. I really fail to see why people need rules or
>judges to "force" learning good manners for their horses. The basic
>ettiquette should be the same in any event where there are large groups of
>people and horses.
>Nancy Mitts
>
>>From: "Becky" <bechack@sierratel.com>
>>To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>>Subject: RC:  Horse Manners....
>>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 10:16:17 -0700
>>
>>Oh please don't even think of making me do CTR or NATRC before doing
>>endurance....It took me 15 years to find Endurance.   Advertising is not
>>very big in my area.....If I had had to do other stuff just to qualify to
>>go
>>to LD's, I never would have made it.....
>>
>>
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