Re: RC: Reply from an educated derelict

["Helga Loncosky" <hblmh@ptd.net>]

I agree.


Helga Loncosky
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
To: ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 1:26 PM
Subject: RC: RC: Reply from an educated derelict


>NO, NO,  NO!  Sarah don't leave!!!!!!!!  
>
>I'm sure some people got something from ti's debate, but to me he's
>talking a lot about "what goes on in the lab" but I don't get nearly
>enough practical examples of how it works out in competition.  I hear
>people talk  about how much it helps in competition, but checking some of
>their records, I'm going faster than some of them are on plain ol'
>sweetfeed and hay.
>
>I'm sure some of this higher level stuff is the reason some people are
>ahead of me....HOWEVER, it's not at all unusual for me to see a lengthy
>post by a person telling how successful they are at something, when I am
>quite familiar with that person in competition and don't really even
>think their horse is performing up to "average" standards.  This makes it
>very important for people to weigh *all* this advice very carefully.
>
>Sarah, your posts are the ones I really read carefully.  They are well
>thought out, supported both by research *and* experience (a very nice
>combination if I do say so) and you don't claim to have figured
>everything out, you simply let us in on what you've learned lately.
>
>I suppose the fault is in those of us who have not thanked you often
>enough for your contributions.  I'm a bit in awe when I can read your
>articles in "The Horse" magazine, and then get your personal opinions
>right here on ridecamp.  Sort of like a beginning golfer having Tiger
>Wood's home phone number and being able to ask a quick question.
>
>There are so many different types of people who compete in endurance, and
>we all do it in our own way.  There are some who are geared towards
>pushing the envelope and taking risks.  They learn some new things. 
>Sometimes they crash big time, but it doesn't seem to faze them too much.
>They learn from the experience and carry on.  
>
>Then there are those of us who are more cautious, and simply can't cope
>with the idea of taking careless risks.  We make forward progress in baby
>steps, but seldom get knocked backwards 10 feet either.  We are bound to
>have very different mentors.  I'm glad we're all on the same forum so I
>can read their approaches.  It still doesn't mean I'll experiment with
>them *yet*.
>
>The last thing we need to do is run off people like Sarah.  So, Sarah,
>I'm BEGGING you....say, "I'll lurk for awhile", or "see ya later" but not
>"I'm out of here for good."  Don't forget there are about 1,000 people in
>"the room" and most of us arel listening attentively.  If there's one
>thing I try to do as a teacher, it's avoid "group punishment".  I'm
>sitting here being good, teach me. :-)
>
>Angie
>
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