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Letters To and From the Editor |
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by Garry Stauber |
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Summer is in full swing and so is ENM, with another great issue this month. It's probaby only fitting that our first article this month is about a horseback riding getaway to the Grand Canyon. If you like to laugh, ENM has three great stories, starting with the cartoons of Jody Werner (Mac & Jill). Then Baxter Black takes us to church and I tell you the story of the free horse.
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We have two articles relating to laminatis and since you requested more, we have another TTouch article so no one rubs their horse the wrong way.
Bill Galvin
was kind enough to share another ballad from his book and we have the incredible art of Judy Wood. All of our trainers continue to give us effective training techniques and tools and the Breed of the Month is the Cheval de Selle Francais (the French Saddle Horse).
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Here are some of the comments we received this month:
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To the Pat Parelli article we received:
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This was a great article. Concise, informative, and well thought out. Even the most uninformed novice could successfully execute these principles as they are laid out. Loved the Dorrance quote! Great job. |
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Robin Brunk |
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To the Article on the West Coast Theft Wave we received: |
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It appears to me that we need better checking by brand inpectors and other Law enforcement.
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Lynn |
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For our Dream Ranch this month we added the word "affordable." We received many letters like the one below: |
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Think these properties are Affordable??? Unfortunately, only for a lucky few. What are the property taxes in Vermont? I heard they are on the high side. Deborah Thorsen |
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For the Combined Driving article we received:
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Thank you to Muffy for an insight into combined driving in the US. Here in the UK we call it horse driving trials and we agree that it's one of the friendliest equestrian activities. |
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We were privileged to hold our local club event recently over the same weekend as the "national" event at Sandringham, one of the royal estates, and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, followed us through the finish of the marathon and said a few words of encouragement - we were caked in mud! He even stewarded on one of the obstacles at the national event, doing the timing, and the day before he judged some of my friends' dressage. He does not always come to our events, so don't get the wrong idea! And we are just ordinary folk. (He's seated, wearing the blue jumper in this picture... |
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Your American drivers are a great inspiration, my heroine being Randy Cadwell, as I drive a pair of ponies, too. I saw her win at last year's Pony World Championships: great driving!
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If you are coming to the UK, contact us and come and visit our events? We'd love to see you. We also have very popular one-day indoor trials during the winter all over the UK. Find a club by visiting www.horsedrivingtrials.co.uk (My club is www.eacdg.co.uk, we're only a couple of hours from London...) Hope we'll see you? |
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Fiona Powel |
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The Ballad of Bill Reverend spurred this comment: |
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Bill, the reverend, takes me back to the days, fifty years ago, when there was always a philosophical barn rat willing to share thoughts and stories. More exerpts would make a great series! The illustrations are fun. Thanks. |
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To the article "The Story That Could Have Saved My Life" a reader wrote: |
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wow - incredible, and heart-wrenching story. So well written that I felt like I was there. |
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My best to you - you are incredibly courageous. Great words of wisdom too. I wish you didn't have to learn them as you did, but they are perhaps all the more powerful because of that. |
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Bless you.
Jo |
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