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Re: [RC] buddy problem(long) - hrsldylory

Hey Rene,
You have the same truck I do.  Mine pulls my trailer, no problem. Also, some 
one in our little group (RIDE) has a big truck and is willing to pull your 
little trailer.  She is very organized like you, always has everything right on 
hand, and is similarly like minded.  She is bringing a Morgan out of 
semi-retirement and doesn't want to push him.  I mentioned you to her and I was 
hoping you were going to make it to the last ride we did in Escoheag.  I think 
the four of you would make a great team. (You, Her, & ponies).
Let your current partner find out for herself, as she watches you ride off 
without her because her horse is laid up, that you need to walk before you run. 
My horse is 7 and I only started doing 50s this year and I'm doing them with 
the attitude that: "To finish is to win". 
We can always find room in a trailer for your pony.
Lory
&
Boogie

From: RENESPONY@xxxxxx
Date: 2003/07/26 Sat PM 11:05:34 EDT
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   buddy problem(long)

i know some of you would give your right arm for a riding buddy but i got a 
problem.
my ridding buddy is a pain in the butt. we simply do not get along.
however i feel like the ungrateful witch for saying anything.
heres the story.she has the truck, i have the trailer and all the camping 
equipment,and extra horse stuff.and good thing i do cause she is totally 
unprepared for everything.
 we board at the same place and both work there part time.
she probably wouldn't go to rides if she couldn't get someone to go with her, 
and it would be silly to take two rigs from the same barn to go to the same 
ride, cant we just get along????
i have been with horses for over 20 years and she has been doing it for 2, so 
i guess you could call her a newbie. both our experiences are LD.
she's got a 6 yro NSH i got a  8 yro qtr/arab.
unfortunately she wont listen to anyone including the trainers and the vet.
she goes crazy with the conditioning, tries to always ride 5-6 times a week, 
wants to go with me all the time when i ride, wants to ride all day and go 
fast.
she will say "lets go out and do an easy hour ride" we get home 3 1/2 hours 
later after i chase her over hill and dale.now her boy can cover ground, has 
a 
huge stride and i cant keep up on the little Arab cross. so i either try to 
keep up or leave her in the woods.her favorite thing is the 10 minute trot, 
and 
she loves the gravel roads cause she has to walk in those darn woods!
she will constantly bust my chops to catch up and push him harder.she says we 
are trotting then her horse will break into a canter and she will take off 
because she enjoys going fast. she hates to walk because its boring, and will 
walk till i come trotting up then take off again.she does the same thing at 
rides and i have pulled back and sent her on ahead much to her dismay. she 
wants 
someone to talk to and that's the big thing about why she wants me right 
beside 
her the whole day.

I've tried reasoning with her, faining a pain in my side to get her to slow 
down,etc.
her poor horse is only 6 and the vet is telling her he is getting worn in the 
stifles already. the horse is frequently stiff the next day and is now 
blowing abcesses in his feet.
you think my horse would come into great shape from chasing our "rabbit" but 
the pace is blowing his mind, and he gets uncontrollable at strange places 
(like rides!)
we are fine alone, and fine if in a familiar place. hey, i love to go fast 
too, but this is too much.
i have copied articles off the Internet to inform her, lent her books, but it 
seems to fuel the fire to "do better" at every ride. a little bit of 
knowledge is dangerous.
i am looking to part company with her, so i can enjoy myself and ride my own 
pace.
her darn horse always scores better than mine even though i top 10 every ride.
the horse could be a star, he's a dream to watch, covering ground, drinking, 
eating gets great scores (98 +99's) if she don't run him into the ground.
two different people with two different horses.
So now am I an ungrateful witch?
She can be so nice, and we use her truck for everything, which should be cool.
A person who wants to go everywhere and do everything! Wouldn't that be a 
dream?

now i see in her tack room 6 tubs of supplements and vitamins, which she is 
giving him twice a day, and she is telling me she doubles the dose on hard 
days 
of work.
aaaargh!! and the funny thing is she will sit and lecture you on all the fine 
things she learned in her books, and what the vet told her to do.
i really, really hold my tongue and try not to argue with her as she tells me 
how its gonna be and why am i doing this and that?
no matter how nice i put it, she will be upset if i tell her I'm doing my own 
thing and don't want to do things with her any more.
but I've had enough and am not enjoying myself any more. what am i to do?

Rene 

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