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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an alum of the early 2000s and I don't get the horse talk. I literally rode a horse two times, in PE, never saw them up-close or thought about them any other time, and I even had at least a few friends who rode there (and didn't really talk about horses!). Has this changed, or is it just the perception of people who drive by on Georgetown Pike that it's a horse school for horse girls?[/quote]

It is not a horse school for horse girls.  It is still exactly as you described.  The "horse" thing is just something people say on this anonymous board as a way to maybe make themselves feel good by putting other people or places down.   I honestly have no idea.  I would like to think it is teenagers trolling this board who insist on making these types of comments, because that is a far better explanation than that there might be some adults out there whose brains are fully developed who still do things like this.  And these types of scornful and derisive comments are hardly limited to Madeira, people say all kinds of unnecessary scornful things about all sorts of schools here, for reasons I can't understand.

There is a school for everyone, and each school has it's pros and cons.  I really don't understand why people can't have respectful and productive conversations about these schools like grown ups.   People may not like Madeira because it's all girls, or they don't like the Mod system, or they want a more competitive environment, or prefer to be downtown.  Whatever.  These are all perfectly valid reasons for choosing something else.  And it's perfectly reasonable for people to discuss the drawbacks of these area private schools online as they try to get information.  But the scornful comments like "it's paying for horses" or it's "just for people who are or want "connections" is more a sad reflection on the people commenting than it is on the school. [/quote]

Uh, review any of the GDS, Sidwell, NCS, STA, Bullis, SAES, Maret, SJC, etc., etc., threads.  People like to make fun of what they are jealous of.  Madeira is in good company.[/quote]

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