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[quote=Anonymous]Horse back riding can be elitist or not - many people that own horses are from rural backgrounds where keeping a horse is not so different than other farm animals. My parents were horse breeders, so it may sound privileged when I tell you I ride or own horses, but I also worked farm chores 7 days a week, 2-3 before school and 3-4 after. And it is hard, dirty work. Mucking, spreading manure, trimming fields, repairing fence boards. Foal watch - every spring I slept in the barn (horse blanket over hay bales)for weeks to help deliver foals. Then would get up and go to school. I drove a horse trailer across the northeast from the time I had my driver’s license. So, the nuance is important. Keeping another creature alive and comfortable is an important part of the horse-rider relationship, and if you are skipping that piece you are missing out on the most humbling piece of riding.[/quote]
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