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First let me say I used to work in a beer joint, so I'm not easily offended 
by much of anything.
It is a question of what is appropriate for a given situation. Even the 
drunks don't shout dirty jokes (no matter how funny they may be) at the top 
of lungs, or over a PA system. People offended by such humor probably don't 
even hang out in bars. At a ride or at school they can simply walk away from 
the group saying things they don't want to hear. BUT this was a national 
award ceremony. Our chance to honor the best of our peers for the year. That 
type of humor is not an integral part of the sport and people who don't find 
it funny should not have to listen to it while waiting for their award. I 
have also worked as a substitute teacher, and no matter what kids say to 
each other, adults in the system are NOT allowed to join in. Can you imagine 
if a principal started each day with such a joke over the intercom?
I also find it rather ironic that a group of "adults" who participate in a 
sport that allows 6-24 hours to complete can't be expected to sit still for 
3 hours for their national awards without some other diversion. I would 
rather have had the time taken up by a few words form the award recipients.

Nancy Mitts


> From: "Howard Bramhall" <howard9732@xxxxxxx>
>
> By golly, I got to agree with Joe on this one.  I had the chance to hear 
> the woman in question last year at the convention and she was incredibly 
> funny.  The best way to eliminate talent like that is to pretend you're all 
> offended by it even though you still chuckled at some of the things she 
> says.
>
> Look, we could all be dead tomorrow (and in this day and age that's no 
> exaggeration).  Lighten the heck up.  I'm sorry the 16 year old, super 
> endurance rider was offended, but, if she's been doing endurance and 
> hanging around all those grown ups for all those years, I can't believe 
> this was the first time she's heard language like that.
> cya,
> Howard

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They're athletes! This is a partnership between horse and rider - we don't
have any jockeys out there, just pals and partners. We'd allow a rider with
a broken foot, a sore back and a nasty cold to compete - but we would never
let a horse in a similiar condition hit the trail.
~ Dr. Barney Flemming DVM

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