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Stereotype?
What stereotype are you now or were back when you were in high school? To tell you all I'm a ska indie band geek that has too many hard classes for my junior year XD
I was a loser, hippie, druggie stereotype.
What is one stereotype of yourrace or religion that youwould refute?
Given the chance to squash a stereotype about your race or religion, what would it be and why? Given the chance, I'd make sure other cultures knew that not all Americans are fat and lazy. I work at a hotel and talk to many people of foreign descent and the overall generalization of Americans is that we are fat, lazy, closed-minded individuals.
im mixed with a lot of things, but I am part iranian, and the stereotype about em is of course a part time terrorist, part time cab driver, and son of a vegetable shop owner. In fact im not a muslim, im son to a dentist and psychologist and I am absolutely no terrorist.
What is your pet peeve/mostdisliked stereotype abouthorse culture?
What can we do to get more people involved in horse sports, and educate the public? It saddens me that especially in America people are losing common horse sense. My pet peeve/most hated stereotype is that horses are elitist and only the rich can participate. EDIT: Another pet peeve I have is liability. HOW on earth can we educate and involve more people with the ridiculous liability laws we have? This is what bugs me so much about the loss of horse sense. Horses require common sense, the insurance, contracts, liability laws and litigious culture are NOT helping the industry. We need to make horses MORE accessible to open more doors to ownership, protect green ways not just for horse riders but for EVERYBODY, and protect horse owners so that they CAN feel comfortable having the neighborhood kids come over and learn horsemanship. And Michelle, what crack are you smoking? Come spend a week with my pony on the trails and see how "unhappy" he is. I guess the reason he lets me ride him with no bridle or saddle, or plays tag with me is because I beat the crap out of him. Michelle C. Thanks for telling it like it is. Don't you just hate it when you beat and starve your ponies and they still greet you with whinnies and hay bellies? :P Just to clarify for the humourless out there, my pony is well loved and taken care of. Sarcasm = the gap between humour and those who don't get it.
Ibbud, I couldn't agree with you more !!! I think my biggest pet peeve when it comes to horses and the people who ride them and work with them is the appalling level of outright IGNORANCE and STUPIDITY among the non-horse community. This community includes the animal rights groups like PETA and HSUS ( this latter group was the one that tried to force the sport of Eventing out of the Olympics following NBC's idiotic behavior in 1992 during the Barcelona games in Spain) whose members only RARELY, if EVER, take the time to investigate and learn the facts and truth behind the sport before they spout their trash about how "dangerous" and "abusive" horse sports are. If horse sports are abusive to the animals and dangerous to people, then so are the wars we are fighting now and have fought since this country was founded- wars, which, might I add, we could NOT have won, at least in the beginning, without the aid of horses. The cavalry wasn't even disbanded until 1948, AFTER World War II had already been fought- and AFTER we invented and dropped the world's first 2 atomic bombs!!! What does THAT say about how valuable horses are to us as a society and as a people? As for the stupid things that most non-horse people say, I think I have heard every one of them, from "Spurs and whips are cruel ( NOT !!!) and should never be used on any horse" to "Riding horses is easy and you don't need strength to do it" ( oh, yeah, right- try riding my mare, who is lazy as all get out, on a 90 degree day with 90% humidity, WITHOUT spurs, and see how YOU do- trying to get her to move is like trying to move a Sherman tank around) to"Horses are stupid animals and you need to show them who's boss ( that one REALLY pisses me off when I hear it) to "the only good horse is a dead horse" ( oh yeah? then why the HELL are you messing around with them, since you clearly hate the animals and the sport, and want nothing to do with either one) and on and on and on. I agree with the asker about the myth and tragic misperception that horses and riding are only for the elite rich of the world. I am NOT rich, but I own a horse and love her dearly, and will do everything I can to take care of her to the best of my ability. Horses and riding should be available to EVERYONE, no matter what their economic or social standing in life is. One of the reasons why the English disciplines in the sport are experiencing such problems right now is in large part because of this idea that riding is an elitist sport. Coupled with this belief is the idea that riding is also a sport for women and girls, which in turn has led to the gender balance in the Olympic equestrian sports being WAY out of whack. For every 10 women in the sport, there is usually only 1 man- and in most cases, that man is usually ( although there are noted exceptions to this) gay or bisexual. The number of heterosexual, or straight, men and boys who go into riding is dropping drastically, and the situation is getting worse all the time. It has gotten so bad in some disciplines, such as show jumping and eventing, ( and yes, dressage has also been impacted in a negative way) that the men who are in the sports NOW are decrying the loss. George Morris, who is considered to be a legend in his own time by some, has spoken up about this issue repeatedly, as have several other noted male athletes in the sport. No one seems to be able to offer much in the way of solutions to the problem, however. It has multiple causes, and one of the worst that I can think of is the lack of visibility of ALL the sports. Horse sports, (other than racing, that is)seldom if ever get the kind of positive publicity and media coverage that they should. Publicizing horse sports like eventing in a positive way would go a long way towards encouraging more boys and young men to get involved in the sport. One of my great hopes ( indeed, I really think that this will happen) is that when the World Equestrian Games come to Kentucky ( to Lexington, at the Kentucky Horse Park, in case anyone is unaware of what is happening) in 3 years ( in 2010) then one of the side effects of that will be unprecedented TV and media coverage of all the disciplines, on a scale that we have NEVER seen before in this country. I know that most events are going to be covered LIVE, which is going to mean lots of chances for the young boys in the next generation to see and find new heroes to worship besides football and basketball stars. When the WEG ends, we may see an upsurge in the number of young male riders and athletes- one that is badly needed and long overdue, if you ask me. Lack of positive publicity is only one cause of the gender imbalance, however. There is also the perception that English riding is for sissies and gays, a perception that is NOT helped by the fact that there are quite a few openly gay athletes in some of the disciplines. Many men I have seen will NOT wear breeches- they think it makes them LOOK gay, even when they are not, and this only adds to the problem. Then there is the color barrier problem, which is also tied into and is part of the perception that riding is only for the elite, rich WHITE. A lot of people of color can't afford the sport, because they tend to have lower incomes than caucasians. This is NOT because of lack of effort on their part- it's due in large part to the way our economic system is put together and runs. Right now, we desperately need someone who is talented enough to break the color barrier at the Olympic level in ALL of the equestrian disciplines. Riding is a sport that needs a Tiger Woods- badly. Tiger did for golf what Jackie Robinson did for baseball- he broke the color barrier and has set new standards for everyone to follow. There is now a whole generation of African-American children who see him as their hero and role model, and who will one day grow up to match or even exceed the records he set. We need to take that same idea and apply it to the equestrian world- and when we do, at least SOME of the awful stereotypes will start to come down. Somewhere out there, I know that there is a young, African-American ( or Asian -American) who can do it for us- we just have to find him and nurture his talents and gifts. Horses are also time consuming to many people, and are viewed as playthings and pets for the rich. That's something that I have worked hard in my own enviornment to try to circumvent, at least partially. Wealth is NOT a necessity for horse ownership- but good judgement, some basic skills in riding and horse care, and common sense are. That's just my take on all this....
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