Anee Stanford <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Bob and all-
>
> I did therputic horse back riding from 7th grade untill just
> last year.  The reason I stoped is because the place I was
> riding at (which has multiple instructors) kept assigning me to
> this one instructor..her name was Caroline who kept talking to
> me like I was mentally retarded which I did not like. Who
> would?  I have never been talked down to the way caroline
> talked down to me--and I have been around dispite my "young
> age" as some of you have noted.
>
I love it when this happens, particularly when you are in a group
who know perfectly well you are not, opportunities for mirth are
boundless!!

> It made me really not want to go...even though I love
> riding...I hate being treated like I have an IQ of 0...but this
> instructor treates everyone like that...I don't know why Equest
> (the place I road at) hired her because all of there other
> instructors are great  I had been riding there since 9th grade
> and before that when we lived in DC I road in Clifton VA.
> Carloine dose work well with those who are mentaly impared
> though.  In fact she is a co-instructer of there hippotherapy
> (that's physical therapy on a horse) program.  I was in there
> theraputic riding program.  I was even on the 1994 Equest
> Exibition Riding Team!
>
> Chears Everyone
> Anee

Cheers,

--
Deri James