Re: RC: RE: worlds youngest rider

["beth glover" <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>]

  Dear Nancy; My kids ride in the yard under supervision, they are aged 5 
and 7. This "Toddler" is three.  Toddlers do not need endurance rides. Your 
child was 8. I stand by my reply. Beth


>From: "Nancy Cox" <ncox@bendnet.com>
>Reply-To: <ncox@bendnet.com>
>To: "'beth glover'" <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>,        "Ridecamp 
>(E-mail)" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  RE: worlds youngest rider
>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 12:41:39 -0700
>
>Beth,
>You shouldn't judge kids you don't know.  My son rode his first 100 at 8
>years old.  I tried to get him not to, but he convinced me he wanted to do
>it.  His is now 29 and still talks about that ride, it gave him confidence
>to get though many things in his life and he still thanks me for letting 
>him
>finish.  I almost made him stop at the last vet check, in my opionion he 
>had
>had enough - he knew more about himself than I knew about him.
>And from the story it appears that this child's father started at 5 and his
>is still riding, don't think he is being forced to ride for his daddy.
>I agree that it needs to be the child's idea.  When is is their idea, let
>them ride!!!
>Congrats to the little "Lewis" boy.
>Nancy
>
>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.
>Would be nice if more parents would take the time to ride with their
>children.
>
>
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