Re: Re: simipathy or butt kick

["Tamara Jane Habberley" <tamarahabberley@lineone.net>]

Howard

I sympathise with you for recieving a really pathetic response to your
Danceline story, why didnt the person have the guts to copy her mail to
Ridecamp if her feeling were so strong? Unfortunatly its a calcualted risk
for both rider and horse very time you tack up and ride out and those that
never experience a problem usually havent tried to acheive anything in their
lives.

Personally I think you were brave to share what must have been a  horrible
experience with every one.

 To be honest your email style for the story wasnt the style I prefer, but
then I like Jane Austen as a writer not Patricia Cornwall and both are very
good writers! That certainly doesnt mean that because I didnt like youir
style of writting you shouldnt write. I daresay many more people would say
its a salutory tale well told.

My personal feeling that lists like ridecamp and our UK version Euroenduro
are a forum for the expression of views in individual styles and for
sharring experiences. Those act like the Thought police or are holier than
though I think both loose a lot for themselves and rob others of shared
experiences.

Sorry if this sounds sanctamonious of me but I really do support freedom of
speach.

Tamara


----- Original Message -----
From: <Howard4567@aol.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 8:11 PM
Subject: RC: Re: simipathy or butt kick


> I thought I'd share this one with you. The title "Simipathy or butt kick"
is
> how I received this email.  I've read it over and over and thought it
should
> be on RC.  I took out the girl's name and email address.  Another person
on
> RC wrote to me privately and thought I made the whole story up to get
> attention or mess with riders' heads or whatever.
>
> It took a lot for me to write that story, you can question me all you
want,
> and this is the last I will say any more about it; it happened.  I don't
mind
> the criticism.  I really hope that you never experience, with your horse,
> what happened to Dance Line.  As Nancy Loving said in her recent article,
> "When you pass a horse on IV at a ride try not to think what an idiot
rider
> that must be, say to yourself, "There but for the grace of God, go I."
>
> I've tried to answer all of you who've emailed me privately.  If I missed
> someone let me know.  For the one lady who thought I made my story up,
please
> read below.  I don't enjoy receiving mail like this but am not surprised
> someone feels this way.  There is nothing any of you can say or do to me
that
> will make me feel worse than I did last Saturday night.
>
> I'll probably be offline for awhile, but I won't quit RC.  And since it's
> difficult for me to keep my mouth shut I probably won't turn into a
lurker.
> But it's a beautiful day and I'm going out to groom my horses and have a
chat
> with Dance.
>
> cya,
> Howard
>
> In a message dated 3/24/00 1:53:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, ******
writes:
>
> << Howard
>
>  In your first story you told everybody that 7 years ago you killed
>  another horse under similar circumstances!
>
>  How many horses do you have to kill from over riding to learn that you
>  are doing something wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  Some people have no business having horses, let alone try to do
>  endurance riding.  You sound like one of them.
>
>  You write this story to ridecamp like your trying for a prize if you can
>  tell your story well.
>
>  I'm trying to be sorry for you for this incident,  but I can't. Only the
>  horse!!  Especially after you have already killed one horse.   I think
>  that is awful!!!   You should have a 75 lb pack put on your back and
>  then be made to go out and run 50 miles and see how you fill.
>
>  I can't believe the people on ridecamp are holding your hand and talking
>  softly to soothe your guilty conscience.
>
>  I think you should be shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  NO HORSE DESERVES THAT KIND OF LACK OF CARING FROM IT'S OWNER THAT
>  CLAIMS TO LOVE THIS ANIMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  WHAT A HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  I DELETE EVERYTHING YOU WRITE ABOUT NOW.   I DON'T CONDONE HORSE
>  SLAUGHTER BY RIDING THEM TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  YOU ARE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT GIVE ENDURANCE RIDERS A BAD
>  NAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>  YOU SHOULD SELL THE HORSES YOU HAVE LEFT BEFORE YOU KILL THEM TOO!
>  JUST SO YOU CAN FINISH A 50 MILE RIDE!!!!!!!  THAT IS
>  DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!
>  GEE,   WAS IT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>  BUT I DOUBT THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF KNOWING THE RIGHT THING TO DO WITH
>  YOUR MUCH LOVED HORSES.
>
>  I'M SORRY THAT YOUR DAUGHTER HAD TO SEE HER FATHER IN SUCH A FINISHING
>  FIT THAT YOU WOULD KILL THE HORSE TO FINISH!!!!!!!!!
>  WHAT A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOUR DAUGHTER!!!!  HOPE SHE DOESN'T GROW UP LIKE
>  YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> *her name*   (and very disgusted that someone would do this)
>
>   >>
>
>
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