> >>>> I can so relate to this. Everyone at work asked me if I was watching > >>>> the Derby, Preakness, etc. etc. When I said, "No, I love horses too > >>>> much to watch that kind of abuse"
---- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think this is how some of us feel about the Icelandic Horse show / > evaluation / competition scene; and why some of us are trying to help to > change things through education. Good segue back to Icelandics Judy! <smile> Absolutely. I think that's why many won't attend an evaluations, even as a spectator. I think people are opting not to subject themselves to that whole scene of poor riding and ill-fitting or improperly-used tack. It would be hard to watch for many of us, especially when the horse(s) subjected to this would be so graciously trying to cooperate DESPITE what their rider was doing. I've thought about attending an evaluations as a spectator . I still might. . .so that I can form my own opinions firsthand, and report on what I saw and experienced. But I have a lot of reservations and I'd probably have to wire my jaws shut beforehand. -- Renee M. in Michigan
