On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:48:44AM -0600, Robyn Schulze wrote: > > i'm neither a beginner horsewoman nor, after a year, a new owner. > > Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I > believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned > horses for 15 years, and having ridden for over 30. I'd suspect Judy > is a bit more knowledgeable than you about Icelandics as well, since > she has owned and ridden horses since her childhood, and has > apparently visited Iceland on a number of occasions. Is that correct, > Judy?
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. --vicka
