Re: The Great Debate

[Cyberpony <Cyberpony@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-03-14 10:32:23 EST, you write:

>  I have found that among my aquaintances (even those with horses)- not one 
> person (who isn't a distance rider) knows what LD/endurance riding is
anyway. 
>  AERC means absolutely nothing to the majority of people.  When someone asks
> what I do with my horses and I say endurance they get such a blank look.  30
> minutes of explanation later they now look totally lost and pretty much 
> uninterested.

Hi Margie~

I enjoyed your post.  Especially the above.  I've seen that "blank look" many
a time :-)   It's just easier to say that I am going on an endurance ride next
weekend, than to go into LD, etc.   I guess my use of the word "endurance"
stems from pure laziness.

~Nora