> Here they remind me of the local motorcycle gangs.  You know, the
> ones that think you ain't $h!t unless you ride a HARLEY?
 
I've had a Harley.. and I respect Harley riders, but if I ever had then 
inclination to have a bike again.. it would most likely be another Norton. 
 
Heck your old NC Bob Donaldson is a Harley rider.. we had a lot of laughs 
swaping biker fibs. ;) 
 
 
>  The Hunter/Jumper types here figure you're no horseman unless you
> ride and show H/J.  Even Grand Prix dressage people don't know anything,
> in their book!  I lost a lot of standing in some people's eyes when I
> quit jumping.
 
Tough..  those are a class of people I ignore.
 
 
> And, BTW, the horse I was jumping was CASEY.  The cob.  The one who
> LOVES to jump.  And has the heart of a BIG horse.
 
 
 
Yep, Sonny loved to jump also.. although not on that scale.. he just loved to 
jump over things on the trail.
 
 
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