--- On Sun, 4/27/08, Wanda Lauscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we have to remember that everyone brings something different to the table, and for some people this horse world is sort of a social networking thing and has absolutely nothing to do with horsemanship or learning new things...and when their relationship with their horses is looked at closely...has nothing absolutely to do with horses.
If that makes any sense... Wanda I believe you are on the right track. We used to trim and shoe for people who NEVER rode their horses, never did any thing with them in a round, arena, or just talking them out on a walk. They fed them, or hired someone else to do it. The horse thing was a way to network with people...and it seems a lot of social networking can be done without really having a relationship with the actual horse. We really focus on working for people that utilize their horses in some way, have a relationship with them, not just the shoer, the vet, 'talking story' at the feed store, or driving around a big F-350 dually quad cab cuz you have a couple of horses and 3 cows a year that have to go to the slaughterhouse. Horses are socially in, anything that ones spends a lot of money on can have a big social netrwork. Skye
