[woodbutcher]

I got my first horse in 1941.

I have at times had as many as 18 and as few as two.

I still ride and jump fences.

I have had as my friends some of the very top names in the horse business and known many many others.

I am not spouting.

As an example, George Morris, the most successful trainer of jump riders in the US (who I never met but only know by reputation) is reputed to have once made his students drink from their horse's water bucket. He is reputed to have told them that if it was not clean enough for them, it was not clean enough for their horse.

Although he is known for being hard nosed with his students, his attitude toward his horses is typical of those you see riding in the A rated shows.

Becky does not know what she is talking about.

Owning and riding a horse does not make one a horseman.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Having friends who are "very top names in the horse business" doesn't make you a horse person either.

I don't really understand what your problem is with what I said. I voiced an opinion, which is ALL you have done to, no facts proving anything. So in my opinion YOU don't know what you are talking about.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I am not spouting.

You are spouting. And name dropping, apparently... about a trainer who believes in clean water buckets, or obedient students, I guess.

Becky does not know what she is talking about.

Care to quote one thing she said that isn't a valid matter of opinion about which horsemen may very well disagree?