I merely meant to suggest that people who have kickers should accommodate
everybody else at a ride, and not expect everybody else to accommodate
them. WHen you are in a horse race, it is unreasonable to expect the
people behind you, not to come up behind you.
Yes, it is true that all horses can kick. This is not the same thing as
a kicker, otherwise we would put red ribbons in the tails of all horses
and they would lose their meaning.
I have already found this to be the case. YOu wouldn't believe the number
of people I have seen with red ribbons in their horses tails who will say
"he's not really a kicker, but I just want to be safe."
If too many people do this (i.e. put a red ribbon in their horses tail
because he is a horse--and all horses might kick), then the red ribbon
becomes meaningless. Rather like the boy who cries wolf.
By all means, please warn me that you have a horse that kicks, so I can
ask you to ride behind me. And I will provide you the same courtesy.
kat