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Re: [RC] Ride management - Don HustonHello Sandy,Very nice reminder, sort of like "did you hug your kid today?" but changed to "did you personally thank the RM last ride?". At least then when they do step down and get a few unkind remarks (can't please everybody all the time) they will still know that while being the RM they were appreciated by many. At 08:33 AM 1/20/2007 Saturday, you wrote: Just a thought to ponder...when there is a change of ride management, while it is great to encourage the new RM - and they SHOULD be encouraged - on occasion there are comments that would lead one to believe the former RM was lousy or at least not up to par. Having been surreptitiously replaced a few years ago in my job by someone who ultimately train wrecked the thing, I have to say that it really hurt to hear those kinds of comments, as if the years I had dedicated were of no use whatsoever. I couldn't help but put myself in the shoes of former RMs who have new people running their rides, and while it is a relief to many of them to finally have someone take over the reins - no pun intended - talking about former RM work as if they are dead or don't read this kin d of makes me squirm in my chair. I guess I watched Bambi one too many times....can we be a little more sensitive to the years some people have put into making these events happen, even if they were not totally party-time events? Besides, some of these RMs hale from the time when people actually showed up for a ride prepared to feed and take care of their OWN horse, and not expecting a banquet in every vet check:). Shoot, I love the perks as much as anyone, but my first few seasons doing this - during which I frankly did not KNOW any better - I was without crew, and packed everything I needed myself - stupid me even tried to pack a little hay once. lol!
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