Re: Re: FEAR (update)

["Joan Ruprecht" <ruprecht@tidepool.com>]

I'm proud of your daughter too !  My 4 kids each had their own horse from
the time they were around 10 (we had a pony, from the time the oldest was a
year and a half)  Same pony was there for all these kids and many more.  The
horses always lived here on our place, and were totally taken care of by the
children.

Three of the four kids still have horses (babies-now grown and endurancing
and doing Ride and Tie,  and they are still living at the kids homes.  The
forth kid has just bought property, and will proceed to have their horses.

The grandchildren have not had their own horses,  and do most of their
riding when they are visiting with us.  The horses they get to start on are
very well ridden before the children start.

None of these horses were expensive to buy, and none of them have had
professional training  neither have the children.  It has been pretty much a
"user friendly" "in house" program.

Joan and family No.Calif.  Trinidad to be exact
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: Joan Ruprecht <ruprecht@tidepool.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: Re: FEAR (update)


>Joan,
>I liked your sentiment about "going the distance" with YOUR horse.  That is
>part of the appeal to me of this sport...horse and rider working together
>on a regular basis to go the distance.  Please don't construe this as
>whining but it bothers me a little bit that my daughter, who rides and
>conditions HER OWN horse and has total responsibility for his success or
>failure as an endurance horse, is often riding against other juniors who
>are riding mom or dad's "former" 100 miler horse who thinks that 50 is a
>walk in the park.  For me, there wouldn't be that much achievement in
>riding someone else's horse... though I have friends who will sometimes
>ride each other's horses to help them identify and solve problems they
>might be having with their horse....  So we work a little harder to
>condition and care for our horses, I guess.  Someday she'll get that "1st
>junior" out of a pack of 'em and it'll really mean something!  After all,
>I'm not naive enough to think she rides with me for the JOY of riding with
>ME!! :)
>Maggie
>
>----------
>> From: Joan Ruprecht <ruprecht@tidepool.com>
>> To: Zeigen96@aol.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
>> Cc: Janet Louise Ruprecht <Janet_Ruprecht@kingston.com>
>> Subject: RC:  Re: FEAR  (update)
>> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 10:10 AM
>>
>> This is definetly my situation.
>>
>> I have over 11,000 AERC miles, But I AM AFRAID OF HORSES !
>>
>> I love horses, have since I was 2 or three.  (i'm 65 and will ride til I
>> drop)          But the fear is still fear.
>>
>> I have never leased a horse,  If I did it would only be leased with
>option
>> to buy.
>> For me if I don't have total responsibility, If I don't love the horse
>(I'm
>> a total sop for any animal that needs me,probably some mothering hang up
>!)
>> I'll take proper care of it temporarily for it's owner, but you couldn't
>pay
>> me to get on it.
>>
>> I see myself as saver of the rejects.  Of course all my rejects have
>turned
>> out to be great endurance horses, and ridable by 7 yr old kids, novices,
>and
>> experts.
>>
>> The owner and the horse SHOULD CARE ENOUGH FOR EACH OTHER to GO THE
>DISTANCE
>> TOGETHER.
>>
>> Joan' view.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Zeigen96@aol.com <Zeigen96@aol.com>
>> To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:04 PM
>> Subject: RC: FEAR (update)
>>
>>
>> >Hi List,
>> >     I talked to My leases owner, she was very understanding and can not
>> >imagine why Classy was behaving so inappropriately.  She said DEFINITELY
>> >lessons (which I said from teh beginning) and if that fails that
>> >unfortuantely I will have to lease another horse.  I do like my lease
>hrose
>> >hes a great horse....when I'm on the ground.  We both agreed that the
>> >situation in which I have to dismount Classy when he sllows down for a
>> second
>> >is HIGLKY dangerous and his being so difficult.  So we are going to give
>> >lessons a try so please pray for us. :o)
>> >
>> >Jackie and Classy....the Snot.
>> >
>> >
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