1) Please treat each and every poster and their horses with respect. Whether you agree or not, each poster is an individual an entitled to an opinion. If yours doesn't match theirs, it's a fact of life, you don't "always" get it your way. Just don't say anything negative or talk bad about anyone or their horses.
2) If you want to have padded vs. non-padded wars, which includes the soring issue, you can leave right now. The padded horse is part of this breeds versatility. If you don't like it, or can't have an open mind about it, leave or keep quiet. There are people with these horses that need to ask questions and get answers to those questions, and if you happen to read those discussions with an open mind, you might find out those questions are of genuine concern about "their" horse.
3) Be careful of what you try and read into someones posts. A post is a grouping of words, put together by an individual, but in reading those words you
cannot tell that persons inflection of speech or read their body language. So if you think you are reading something but aren't sure...ask for a
clarification before taking them to the woodshed. Sort of like when training a horse and you are asking the horse to do something but not getting the response
you want. Instead of adding more pressure, make sure first that you are asking the question in the terms that the horse can understand.
4)We invite you to place posts or links to valuable information in the discussion areas where they belong. For horses, horse related items and other items you
may have for sale, feel free to list them where they belong and not in the main forums.
We want to keep it a good place to learn, have fun with good discussions on anything from showing to trailriding!!!
