[drivingpairs] Re: drivingpairs Digest V2 #228

Hi all,
I totally agree with Hardy on the "fun" events....especially the part where 
it may not be beneficial to our horses.  The only other comments I have - and 
this is just my personal experience - is that a lot of small clubs try to have 
"something"  for the people who drive but only are interested in doing 
somthing with their club,  with their horse or pony who is mainly used for 
trail 
riding and  for fun VERY cheap ($5 entry fee and drive 10 miles to the show 
with 
old beat up cart and ragged sometimes tied with bailing twine harness).  The 
thing that I saw happen when I went to one of these is that we created some 
gunine interest in where we were coming from and some of the people who had 
never 
heard of ADS or a CDE decided to look into it. Also my horse got exprience 
around a crowded show grounds with lots of kids and dogs and people in a small 
grand stand yelling and cheering.  I took everything slow and easy and didn't 
ask much that day except calm and stay happy...which he did.  We enjoyed the 
day 
and the people and they seemed to enjoy us...the president of this small club 
thanked us for coming and said he was sorry they didn't know how else to do 
things but would look into it more. We said we had just come for fun and had 
had fun. When in Rome etc.  Good will was created all around.  These were good 
well meaning people and I think that some came away with more understanding and 
interest in driving....especially a lot of pony club type kids and some of 
the "molds".

So to summerize - these small shows can be helpful to you and  your horse  - 
learning to relax in strange and somtimes loud etc. circumstances  ..just 
enjoy. ..and they create more converts - maybe.  I know that I will take my 
Hafies 
to some of these to just lead them around and sociciallize them in strange 
places...and maybe, ,just maybe, even drive a little.

Sincerely,

Lyn in Indy


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