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[RC] frightening conclusions to ponder - Cindy CollinsI was sharing with my friends Frank S. and Lauren S. that I have a favorite quote I try to remember each day in my classroom. I think it easily applies to our discussions about rules and regulations and their effectiveness. I kindly beg the author's forgiveness for re-writing this wonderful message and adapting it to the sport of endurance. Let this be something we ponder over our Thanksgiving holiday: "I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in my horse's endurance career. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. I have tremendous power to make my horse's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is MY response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a horse treated humanely or inhumanely...will become a successful endurance horse with a long career or be broken down." Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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