I am very impressed with how people are expressing their thoughts on this. And I agree.

I have nothing new to add, but my previous thoughts on the matter:
I think the issue is that some people know things because they've actually been around, and some people think they know things because their trainer told them so.

AND, that "hunters" is NOT just one big homogeneous it-only-counts-at-the-level-I-do-it-where-I-do-it-b/c-we-are-the-best-and-no-one-else-counts-and-they-just-wanna-be-like-us-sniff-I-know-b/c-my-trainer-told-me-so. Just read terryn's post on the horse hairstyles thread.

PS.
CCM, wow hair! And I usually dislike long hair!!!

I have found riding pants at ValueVillage (isn't it funny it's STILL village not world after all these years?) too!

...and I whispered to the horse; trust no man in whose eye you don't see yourself reflected as an equal.
-Don Vincenzo Giobbe circa 1700