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Re: [RC] re: [RC] Setting Fire to Tents in FLA ... Howard! You STOP THAT!!! - Jon . Linderman"...a new friend, she mentioned a horrible experience she had at her very first ER ride that was a few years ago in Florida. Because of it, she will never participate in ER rides again. ..., someone cut a couple of tents with a knife, and another one was set on fire! " I don't doubt that something like that has occured, but I'd suspect that vandalism was not from the people at the ride, but from locals like down at Spook Run or perhaps even horse people who get upset when we take over horse camps for rides.......BUT ascribing criminal behavior to an entire group of people from one incident is borderline biggoted. If people who own breed X (fill in your favorite scorned horse breed)engage in Y (fill in your favorite form of equine cruelty)........does it mean everyone who owns that breed does the same thing? Movie stars live in California, therefore, all Californians are movie stars. Charles A. McCoy, an Ohio resident, shot at cars on the freeway, therefore all Ohioans shoot at cars?! There was vandalsim at an endurance ride, therefore all endurance riders are vandals. Paleeez! Talk a bit too simple minded logic. On a whim I schlepped up to MI last year to Petoskey for AHAM, largely becuz my friend had so many glowing things to say about the MI endurance crowd after her midnight axle twisting trailer disaster in the sand. Gene Dake comes right over shakes my hand, compliments my horse, "nice bone", and helps me set up my pasture & awning. Linda Hamerick's husband takes me out on the course and shows me the road crossings and vet checks to drop water. Next day I am dead last in the 50 just plugging along in the sand near the 8 hour mark when along comes Maggie & Nelson Mieske bringing cool water for me & my horse. These people didn't know me from Adam & I live in Ohio to boot! I'd take 99.99% of the endurance people I've met over almost anyone in the horse industry or really in any walk of life, just really awesome people. I'd trust them w/sharp objects or matches. Tell her to read about the wonderful stories in EN & give it another try. Shes missingout on some great people & great fun! Jon ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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