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At 10:19 AM 10/23/2004, goearth wrote:
> Now, i try to lift with my legs and arms and let the back alone.

Lifting with legs and arms (and good posture) is something we all should do 
*before* we damage our backs, no?

> When i went to school to be a gardner, they taught all this chemistry and 
> useless stuff and sent me off into the world and never taught
> me how to use a shovel or make money and they should have taught basic 
> things, like how to work.

I was thinking just that as I typed the first line, above.  People do need 
to be taught how to work (physically).  Mentors/teachers/bosses should drum 
that into us from early on,  just as much as good penmanship was drummed 
into us (or attempted, at least - had a fifth grade teacher who drummed it 
in with a ruler across the knuckles).  Riding instructors need to do the 
same, but so do barn managers - it's not only how you sit a horse that 
matters, but how you lift the saddle, bale and feed sack.


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