On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 05:58:55PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote:
> vicka, this thread has been about racing horses in an ice rink. from
> the very beginning. It has never been about riding at home, standing
> in an icy paddock, normal things you do to improve traction for a
> normal riding horse. It has been about hurtling at top speed on a
> groomed glassy surface of frozen water. every time someone posts
> about it you object, using an example of a normal horse at home, which
> is like comparing my horses galloping at play in their field to the
> horses in the kentucky derby. Just fyi.
actually, the origin of the thread was this text:
No Horses on Ice
Since we are in the middle of winter, just a reminder about No Horses On
Ice!
Why do we not support riding horses on ice?
and that's the end of the post. nothing about groomed glassy surfaces, top
speed, or anything you've added. if it's all secretly implied somehow,
sorry i missed it, but perhaps the original post might have said what
you did and the miscommunication averted. once you get into "groomed
glassy surfaces", it can be any time of year -- i'm hoping to take
beginning ice skating lessons next summer at the mit rink!
--vicka (having a normal middle of winter, ice and all)
