Ridecamp: Re: [RC] AERC and LD

>I may be mistaken, Rob, but I think the concern of many is that it is
the
>horse who does not get to choose how fast the ride is ridden and if
that
>horse is  (as is often the case with first time yahoos) not properly
>conditioned for what is asked of him/her, it is the horse who will
spend the
>night with an IV hanging from a tree (or worse).

I know of some that have been doing 50's for quite a few years now and
the above statement applies to them as well, if not more so. So it's not
always the first time yahoos, I will say it is always someone more
concerned with their image and the desire to be able to tell all their
friends "I won the race." as opposed to the well being of their equine
companion.

Rob


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