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Re: worlds youngest rider



Lucky me.

 I bought horses for my 4 kids before I boughyt one for myself.  Kids now
range from 44 years down to 8, they (the last four are grandchildren) all
ride and enjoy riding.  Even my husband took up and loves riding now, he
started as Ride and Tie pit crew for me and it took 2 years of that before
he realized, participating was more fun than pitting.

Joan


----- Original Message -----
From: Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>
To: beth glover <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 9:52 AM
Subject: RC: worlds youngest rider


> Hi Beth
> I have to admit, I was a little guilty of that in that I assumed that
> because I lived and breathed horses when I was young, my kids would,
> too. well, they did initially, but then my son got hooked on computers.
> I was afraid he'd go forever into the fantasy world of EverDark (like
> Dungeons and Dragons only cyberspace) so I use to push him to go outside
> and ride. He rebelled (and rightfully so). It's taken him years to
> really enjoy riding again. And he is now studying to be a computer
> engineer. The best of intentions.... something all of us concerned
> parents have to avoid, and yet...
> Bette
>
> beth glover wrote:
> >
> > Warning I'm in a real pissy mood after a weekend of taking care of dying
> > kids in the hospital.  Three year old child on an endurance ride? Sounds
> > like child abuse to me. Sounds like parents living vicariously through
their
> > children. I took care of a 16 year old girl a few years back, who had a
> > tumor in her heart. Her family bred Arabians and were very big on the
show
> > circuit. I thought, "now theres a topic we can converse about!" The girl
> > says to me, "My mother made me go to lessons all my life, and paraded me
> > around on her sale horses. I've spent half my life at horse shows. If I
> > never see another horse in my life, I'll be so glad!' Then she died, so
she
> > got her wish. I am very cautious not to ram horses down my childrens
> > throats. thats all I have to say. Beth
> >
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> Bette Lamore
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