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[RC] Thanks, Maryanne! - Cindy Collins

I kept warning our local riders not to compete too intensely with the
visitors because it was rather hopeless. Their horses didn't have the base
and competition wasn't likely to give it. Experience has, sadly, proved me
right. No one has had a horse last long enough to attain base work to even
complete soundly. This is not the fault of the sport, but the fault of the
riders who got caught up in the glamour, glory and cash involved.

Thanks, Maryanne!  You are an excellent philosopher.  And, intentionally
or not, you made my point. I appreciate your on-the-ground perspective
from the Middle East.  The glamour, glory and CASH are a part of my
concern with the whole international, UAE sponsored scene.  People will
over-ride for a t-shirt.  It would be so easy to put aside warning signs
when you are running for a horse trailer that most of us only dream of
owning.  This is not meant to insult the integrity of any riders, but more
a comment on human nature.  Cindy



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