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Re: [RC] pound dog mentality for horses...making me wonder - Chris PausTracey, relax... sometimes threads spin way off the original post. That's just the way it is... Come join us. I've got a field full of purebred horses, but the one I compete on consistently is unpapered and I haven't a clue what his pedigree is. I have come to rides in an old Dodge Dakota and a 2H BP trailer. I did that for 7 years before getting a well used Rv to pull the trailer. But that Rv burned to the ground in May, so I went back to truck and trailer. I just recently purchased my first GN trailer with sleeping quarters. It's a 1978.. sturdy and safe, but hardly fancy. What's so neat about this sport is that there IS room for everyone. You'll see people on all kinds of horses, from Icelandic ponies, to Arabs, to QHs, to mules, Appies, etc. Lots of "grade" horses too. Some people have crews to help them at vet checks, the rest of us take care of ourselves. There are people with $40,000 rigs and people with trucks and tents. Some people ride in $2,000 saddles, others ride in ebay specials. There's no rules about rider clothing.. comfort is what's important. You can race, you can toddle along in the back of the pack, or ride all kinds of places in between. I think it's one of the most inclusive equestrian sports ever! yes, we get off on tangents on Ridecamp, but, heck, it's just debate and it's only a smattering of the folks who get out there and really do the sport. So, not to worry. chris --- Tracey Smith <tracey.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Truman is not the only one sick of this thread. As a newbie to this sport your post just seems arrogant to me and it's as if you are saying because my mare was a rescue and not papered she is not qualified to compete alongside your "highbred" horses. I can assure you I did not go to an auction looking for an endurance prospect and before I considered even KEEPING this mare she was fully evaluated by my vet. Same vet has also been consulted to be sure she is sound and capable of doing what I ask. ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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