Wow, I was stunned to read this. Everyone at the Gold Country Ride was soooooo nice! I rode a horse that is even more "weird" than Viola's: an itty bitty 13.2H Paso Fino. Not only is she tiny, she doesn't even trot! Everyone, including and I would even say especially the vets (for whom she makes lameness evaluation a challenge) was super nice about her being different.
I'm really sorry Viola had this experience - could she have misunderstood tongue-in-cheek ribbing for an actual slam? This was my third ride on my little Paso and I have had some teasing about her, but it was all in good fun.
Dana and Marcha de Vison, the pocket rocket
From: ktrothwl@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] Breed Profiling Gold Country
OK guys we know Arabs excel at these distance events but other breeds can do it too... . I hope that in the future we can welcome all breeds and new participants with open, encouraging arms. Viola is 19 and has a lifetime of competing ahead of her. I hope that she decides to compete again, despite some of the negativity she experienced with regards to her choice of mount.
Sincerely,
Tara Rothwell
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