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1557.1 | I saw it | HEPBRN::JOHNSON_M | | Thu Nov 21 1991 09:23 | 16 |
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I watched the Chronicle entitled 'Inside the Horse Scene'. They did short
pieces on polo, foxhunting, auctions, ex-race horses turned into hunters,
interviewed Dover Sadderly, and a a piece on a handicap riding program.
I thought the only 2 good pieces were the foxhunting and the
handicap riding program. Some of the other pieces could have focused on
better examples in their fields. The polo pony looked like a rack of
bones to me. The person who rescued ex-race horses showed her young
students jumping without helmets.
I did enjoy the Dover sadderly interview, since they made a big deal out of
a person who bought her horses matching blankets. Ofcourse I think thats
perfectly normal!
Melinda
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1557.2 | | CSLALL::LCOBURN | Spare a horse,ride a cowboy | Thu Nov 21 1991 09:33 | 12 |
| I saw it , too. The piece of fox hunting made me want to go out
and get involved in it, they made it look like so much fun! I agree
with -1, though, about the polo and ex-race horse segments. The
polo pony they showed looked to be in sorry condition, and I was
appalled that a supposedly knowledgeable instructor had kids (or
anyone for that matter) jumping green horses with no hard hats.
And she gave the impression that ex-race horses are commonly
difficult and a problem to retrain, and not easily adaptable to their
new lives as pleasure/show horses. Most experienced horse people
know this is not the case. The handicapped piece was very touching,
though!
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1557.3 | a nice fall piece | SMAUG::MORENZ | JoAnne Morenz IBM I/C DTN: 226-5870 | Thu Nov 21 1991 10:14 | 7 |
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I saw the Chronicle piece and I thought they did a very good job. Considering
the amount of time that they had to shoot it and produce it, I thought it
was very good. I think that the segment on the handicapped riding program would
make even non-horselovers cry :-)
I taped it if anyone wants to borrow it.
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1557.4 | Who was that unhelmeted person? | KALE::ROBERTS | | Thu Nov 21 1991 11:52 | 3 |
| Anyone know who the "racehorse retrainer" was?
-ellie
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1557.5 | | BOOVX1::MANDILE | Bad horse, bad horse | Thu Nov 21 1991 13:50 | 3 |
| They mentioned her name and location.... .2 taped it,
you could probably get it off the tape.
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1557.6 | | CSLALL::LCOBURN | Spare a horse,ride a cowboy | Thu Nov 21 1991 15:13 | 2 |
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She was from Salem Nh, sorry don't remember the name.
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1557.7 | Dynasty | BOSOX::KROY | | Tue Nov 26 1991 10:43 | 4 |
| The farm with the ex-racehorses was Dynasty Farms in Salem, NH. They
are located on Liberty Street.
Karen
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