Re: Over-riding and the "back-yard" horseman???
Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:14:12 +0500
ANd especially with YOUR neighbors I could see this!
Gwen
At 03:01 PM 12/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>
>
Gwen Dluehosh
Desert Storm Arabians
1156 Hightop Rd, #89
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540/953-1792