Hardy, I suppose you were never a beginner???????????? Never made a single mistake???????????? Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. We are here to learn & if we condemn the beginner, they will never benefit from our experience. Four years ago, I was a beginner who made a lot of mistakes but learned the right way from reading the CDL list, recommended books, attending training clinics, getting lessons, and watching the experts. I have worked my way up to competing at CDEs with my minis and have very good comments about them from "big" horse competitors & judges. Yes, they are horses and can be dangerous, too. Let's just be sure the beginners are listening & not deleting our remarks because of our attitudes. Beth in PA _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````