Open Letter to “Practical Horseman”
“If I didn’t have the pulley rein…” - Stephanie Simmonds, Practical Horseman, March 2011 …uh, you’d have to learn to ride? Doh. These days I seem to read your publication mainly as an exercise in voluntary frustration. Until now, I have never felt the overwhelming need to respond to any of the many asinine articles I find there for two simple reasons: 1. Who has that kind of time? Nearly every article in your magazine contains something ridiculous or just plain offensive, and people need to sleep and eat ; and 2. It would be a futile effort, as I know my voice is one among a minority of riders out there who genuinely care about good horsemanship, not just ribbons. Honestly, I don’t know why I continue to subscribe. I suppose it’s more akin to rubbernecking a car wreck on the highway. I read your magazine much in the same way some people read the “National Enquirer”—for the shock value and a few lau...