Re: Horse too fast!!

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/18/99 7:58:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, jlong@mti.net
writes:

<< Wrong.  You just didn't like that what I had to say didn't accept your
 conclusions.
  
Why would I care whether you would accept my conclusions? We're having a
discussion of carbohydrate vs fat here, not a popularity contest. Despite the
ptiched battle, I'm learning as much as anybody. So far, you've contributed no
knowledge in that area at all. 

 <snip>
 
 > >I would recommend that anyone seeking wisdom for feeding 
 >>endurance horses be very careful about putting your 
 >>recommendations into practice.
 
 >Well, that's very kind of you, Joe. Cedrtainly no personal attack intended,
 >eh?
 
 >Well, like you said above, I responded in kind.  I also stand by that
 statement 100%.>

Gee, for a minute there, I thought you were saying you were some kind of God
of the Objective. Nice to see you're actually human.

 
 >>  And that's based on 12,000 miles of highly successful
 >> endurance competition (11,525 miles of it with one horse).  It's easy
 >> to talk the talk, but I trust the knowledge of those who have walked
 >> the walk. 
 
 >And you're another without the courage to try the concept you rabidly
oppose.
 >And despite your protestations, you don't have the experience, in this area,
 >to comment--don't knock what you haven't tried. It'll come back to bite you
in
 >the butt. If you have the courage of your convictions, give me a shipping
 >address, I'll send you some stuff, and you can add one more tiny bit of
useful
 >information to your giantic wealth of experience.
 
> I've always tried new and innovative techniques, including feed and
 feed supplements.  Some worked, some didn't, some hurt.  I've noticed
 that you go to the personal attack and say "you're just afraid of
 change" when someone doesn't just blindly accept your pronouncements.>

Still, you're jumping into a conversation where you have no knowledge and your
sole contributions are personal attacks. Are you a member of an "easily
offended minority" by any chance? 
 
> Tom, you may have some expertise with Thourobreds on the flat track.
 But in my considered opinion you don't know jack shit about feeding
 endurance horses.>

Wonderful contribution to the discussion. Red herring followed by a personal
attack. Do you have anything intelligent to contribute? Drooling doesn't
count.
 
 >However, it is not my desire to carry on a flame war on Ridecamp.  So
 I've said all on this that I feel I need to.>

Oh, dear. Wrapped in the flag. I won't take that posturing to the bank. You're
too transparent, Joe. Why don't you actually learn something about nutrition
and hit me where it hurts?

ti 
 
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 Joe Long >>