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Pete, you would probably be surprised (or maybe not) that some of the people with the most opinion on this list have not done an endurance ride.  You have to take things with a grain of salt.  I never got any of the rudeness or cold shoulder when I started riding endurance and not since then.  Of course it was over 30 years ago and endurance was a whole different animal.  I did start with an arab that Courtney Hart loaned me because he had just had knee surgery.  However, I did later ride my own horse, a 16 year-old quarter/morgan cross I had bought from a rent string.  Right now, I have 2 arab mares (horrors, mares), a spotted saddle horse and a mustang.  My spotted saddle horse is about 
14.1 on a good day and I am a HW, but he did the first 16 rides he attempted (all 50's), some with me on him and some with a junior.  My advice (to people to ask) is ride the horse you have with the tack you are comfortable in.  You can always buy more horses and stuff later, if you decide you like the sport.  Keep it simple...I kind of liked the article about Ja.  I have even been to Tollhouse (where is lives).

On 10/4/07, Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Very well said, Pete!!!
Laney

Peter Harper wrote:
>>     *Subject:* [RC] GSFTR
>>
>>
> http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/154514.html
>>     --
>>     Susan Tweedale-Hill (Golshani)
>>     61500 Rose Hill Rd
>>     Salesville, OH 43778-9623
>>     1-740-679-2333
>
> Wow!  You folks can really tell a lot from just a
> photo.  How many of you have actually taken the time
> to talk to Jay before you formed an opinion?
>
> During the GSFTR I had a chance to stop and visit with
> Jay for a while.  He seemed like an OK guy to me.
> Sure he has Tats and a bit of a cowboy attitude.  Who
> doesn't have at least a few idiosyncrasies?  I also
> saw him on trail riding with a broken hand so swollen
> he could hardly hold reins.  Every time I saw him he
> had a wide smile on his face living in the moment.
>
> Does the fact he dresses different or rides a
> different kind of horse justify the ridicule and scorn
> I've seen posted on the RC list by people who have
> never bothered to get to know him?  You folks should
> be ashamed of yourselves.
>
> What Jay, Keith and others are pointing out is we have
> a very real problem in the sport.  There is a very
> definite click in endurance.  Those outside the click
> who don't ride the right breed of horse, the right
> color, wear the right cloths, or the right saddle are
> given the cold shoulder or have people talk behind
> their backs as you have done.  I've experinced it
> first hand.  I've been told to my face that my horse
> couldn't "do endurance".
>
> So maybe Jay and others do have a chip on their
> shoulder but I think they had some real help putting
> it there.
>
> I challenge you all at the next ride to go up to
> someone new and introduce yourself.  Say "Hello",
> shake their hand, visit for a while, get to know them
> and make them feel welcome.
>
> You'll be doing your self and the sport some good.
>
> Best Regards, Pete
>
>
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