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My opinion is I would not do it - however, it is not my horse. They can 
do with their horse what they want to do with it. What someone else does 
with their horse is not any of my business unless they try to get an 
organization I support to partner up - then it becomes my business and I 
am dead set against an organization I belong to partnering up - be it 
racing for 2.5 miles or racing for 100 miles as we see in the WEC.

Truman

PS: See I am a lot of things - but one is I am is consistent ;-) !

Cindy Collins wrote:
> Certainly, true, Truman.  I thought we were being asked our opinion :)
>
>
> On Apr 5, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:
>
> > It's a matter of choice for each individual if they want to or don't 
> > want to support such a thing. As long as the AERC doesn't decide they 
> > need to partner up and promote such a thing - what people want to do 
> > with their horses is fine by me.
> >
> > Truman
> >
> > Cindy Collins wrote:
> > > I'm against it 100% in principle. A really experienced rider can do 
> > > these things, of course. Becky Hart did several of these races (help 
> > > me out with memory, Merryben) in the early 1980s. I know they did a 
> > > 5 mile flat track race and they came out to Wyoming to race the 
> > > South Pass relay races at some point. It certainly beats the typical 
> > > TB furlong races, but not sure it's what we want to support. I think 
> > > that 5 miles would be the minimum to consider if one were going to 
> > > consider it. I would also set a minimum age of five for the horses. 
> > > Just my thoughts. I'm sure there will be divergent opinions.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cindy Collins
> > > c_collins@xxxxxxx <mailto:c_collins@xxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to 
> > authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent 
> > us?” Justice William O. Douglas
>
>
>
> Cindy Collins
> c_collins@xxxxxxx <mailto:c_collins@xxxxxxx>


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“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to 
authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?” 
Justice William O. Douglas




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