Re: Fw: [RC] What makes you do this? - Debbie Buick
I volunteer because it is the best way to learn
about pulse, resperation, warning signs, rules, attitudes......etc. I do
combined driving, at the prelim level, and we need volunteers for our sport too,
so I volunteer for endurance when I'm not showing. Come volunteer
for one of our events when you have a day off! We see some things I don't
like in driving too, like excessive whip use, unfit horses, etc.
I'm enjoying this discussion, as some of you have
some really good points. Another thing I question is someone who shows up
to ride a horse for a "friend' that they've never been on, because their horse
is lame. Is that a good thing to do? They haven't bonded with a
horse they've never rode, so they aren't there because they love their horse, it
isn't even thier's? Should an endurance rider ride a strange horse, is
that in the best interest of the horse, inquiring minds want to know? One
lady made a comment, "well, he's not mine, and he doesn't have much of a brain",
that didn't sit too well with me either, even though it may be a fact, why ride
that horse? Just curious.
Just curious - If endurance riding
in general is so distasteful to you, why are you volunteering at rides and why
are you participating in Ridecamp discussions?
Lee "Things
turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn
out"
