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My previous email sounded snotty and I didn't intend it that way.  Basically I'm
wondering whether the cases I saw were the same types of horses as the "really
thin horses" that several other people have mentioned... or whether they were a
different matter entirely.

Sorry about that!
-Sharon L.


Quoting Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> *raises hand slowly*  I've occasionally been shocked at the "bags of bones"
> that
> I've seen ride pictures of, and seen in person at rides.  I'm still not sure
> how
> horses with such sunken-in haunches, bony hips, and emaciated necks are
> considered "fit" but I'm willing to get edjumacated.
>
> In case you're wondering, no, I have no idea how those particular horses
> placed.
>
> -Sharon L. (sticking her neck out, waiting for the flames)
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WRSINOSKY@xxxxxxx
> > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:04:46 EST
> > Subject: [RC] Endurance or no?
> >
> >
> > Angie:  I had to laugh over your expertise at your first ride, especially
> the
> > following:
> >
> > The ones that I thought were rejects that had been bought at an auction the
> > week before (they still had the numbers on their hips!) were the ones that
> > looked great after the 100.
> >
> > It brought back memories of my first ride. I saw this poor, emaciated,
> black
> > DOG! Well, actually, it was a skinny little Ayrab that looked like a good
> > wind would knock it over. Couldn'ta been more that 14.3, if that.
> Seriously,
> > it looked like a big whippet. I couldn't believe anyone would ever consider
> > getting on this poor critter, let alone enter it in a ride.
> >
> > Th whippet was in the top ten in the 50.
> >
> > Cindy Edwards
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