> i also owned and rode horses as a child and teen; i'm a "recycled rider" > after twenty years between. sum toto i have about ten years of riding > behind me, and four of owning, one of which is owning stjarni. i've > also served a formal instructor's apprenticeship and passed a state > licensure exam. > > anybody can come along and say "well you haven't done it as long as this > other person". you haven't owned horses as long as gudmar has, for > instance. but you know, so what? i still exist, the stuff i say is > still true, and declaring me a "new horse owner" is going the ad hominem > route.
Then why didnt you say this in the first place?! You wrote that after one year of horse ownership, you no longer consider yourself to be a new horse owner. I would take this to mean that you have only owned a horse for one year. I consider a person who has owned a horse for one year to be a new horse owner. Simple logic, with the information I had. Maybe you can try to be more clear in the future. Robyn S
