Over-riding and the "back-yard" horseman???
RUN4BEAR@aol.com
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:01:00 -0500
When I started in this sport 20 years ago, I knew NOTHING and thought an hour
a day at a medium trot was TOP NOTCH fittness, until I didn't even olace on a
225 mile CTR. AND, ALL of the neighborhood called me names, refused to ride
with me and even called the humane society for my "over-riding" of my horses.
New neighborhood from then, but neighbors haven't changed much. BUT, when I
finally won a ride the local paper wanted a story/interview. Now they think
I am CRAZY and stay away!!! (Of course it helps to be running down the road
on your own two feet leading a horse instead of riding...it also helps to be
driving a Freightliner truck instead of a Chevy).
Teddy