Re: RC: mares in foal

[SandyDSA@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/99 10:09:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Endure4fun@aol.com writes:

<<  know this could go on forever as with any controversy but this is the 
last 
 of it on my end.  I love my horses and will treat them with respect.  I can 
 only hope that not everyone who reads these postings will do what some "well 
 known name" person says is okay to do.  I know that we post on RC for 
 whatever reason but there are some people out there that will take some of 
 this as truth and do it without getting true facts and information and not 
 just "hearsay"  just because "well know name" said so.  
 
 It is not necessary to reply as this is the end. >>
No it doesn't appear to be at an end, since your post was VERY antagonistic. 
In ANY pursuit with horses, it is hoped and expected that each owner will 
know when his or her mare tells him to slow down. Indeed, this applies as 
much to show jumping, driving, CTR, and EVEN the enormous stress of the show 
ring. If you know so much about how the horse feels, just where do you and 
your horse draw the line? Your mare may be very happy doing whtever you do, 
while another's mare, fitter and perhaps more adventurous, prefers the 
activity. I can't imagine taking a mare 50 miles at 280 days of gestation - I 
can WELL imagine taking an ALREADY FIT ATHLETE 25 or 35 miels at 4 or 5 
months. for your information, we have never ridden a 50 miler on a PG mare - 
but would not consider distance, on its own, cruel to a gestating mare. 

Opinions are fine - your post was a vehement attack.
s


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