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I have never interacted personally with Mr. Ivers, but have read
his many postings with interest.  I afford his comments and
suggestions regarding endurance information the same amount of
attention as anyone else who posts info on RC.  Not being an
expert in the field, but someone who is always wanting to learn
and, if possible, improve the way I ride and take care of my horse, I read 
every post on the multitude of subjects that cross
this list.  When trying to determine what is best for our horses
(and ourselves) in the way of nutrition, shoeing, housing, tack
choices etc, as well as what clothes to wear when riding, what
food and how much water to carry in your saddlebags, in addition
to a hundred little bits of "what should I do in this situation
(fill in the blanks with your own question of the day)" advice
passed around on this venue, it is important to view EVERYONE's
point of view.  That way, you can get more of the big picture of
the pros and cons of a particular issue, see what others have
done to resolve the issue, and then make a more informed decision
as to what application you should use to resolve the issue for
yourself, whether it be modifying a hoof angle to resolve a
lameness issue or planning a training and feeding program to
maximize your horse's performance and riding longevity.  While I
will admit that I have read some pretty sarcastic comments from
Mr. Ivers in amongst his endurance-related information, I have
seen some equally sarcastic comments flung back.  Takes two to
tango.  Also brings to mind last winter (the first winter I read
RC) and noticed there were some pretty lively commentary being
flung around before he even made a reappearance a few months
later. Something about being surrounded by several feet of water
and mud and not being able to ride for several days in a row
really makes people grumpy.  Granted, it was not quite as
sarcastic as some of the interaction currently, but I seem to
remember a few posts at the time that asked "couldn't we all
just get along?" as some people started getting agitated.  Even
so, there was a lot of good information to be had if you just
ignored the sarcasm and looked for the actual take-home message
or advice the person in question was trying to get across in the
first place.  Same rule applies here.  I am not saying that
ANYONE knows everything about any one subject, but a lot of
people on this list are very informative, have had years of
experience out there riding, raising and taking care of horses,
and have something to say that can help you with your riding and
horse husbandry and possibly help you improve in these areas a
little bit faster than if you blindly tried to do it on your own
by trial-and-error.  There will still be some of this to some
extent, but at least hearing what every one else has tried and
done (we are all 'testers in the field' when it comes to this)
may get you where you want to be that much quicker.  I am not
defending Mr. Iver's comments in any way (goodness knows he is fully capable of 
defending himself), just saying that I think that if you bypass the sometimes 
sarcasm, he has some very
valuable input at times, as do many others on this list.  And
this comment applies to everyone that I have seen in the past
months fling some sarcasm around, because I value what EVERYONE
has to say...if we were to remove every individual that I have seen hurl an 
attack (of any kind) on this list, we would be missing more than one 
individual, some of whom have contributed some very informative and beneficial 
information.....I think for this reason it would be a shame to bar him from the 
list.  Just delete his post if you dislike him; life is to short to get upset 
over a few sentences that you have the choice of whether to read or not.....

Lauretta and Shaba  (people are soooo complicated; I don't like
another horse, I put my ears back, the other horse moves away,
problem solved.....I turn around and go back to eating my hay...)


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