Wow, crossspur is one angry moderator...:eek

For the record, I am only my OWN pitbull, I never bark/bite/bitch on behalf of someone else :lol

Also, WHW people, I do have respect for ranch horses, *waves* as I've mentioned...and some tasks are very demanding requiring exceptional individuals (we weren't allowed to touch those ones)...I've also come across quite a few totally mediocre ranch horses that could be used in a pinch but were no one's favorite (generally the ones we got to ride)...and some REAL crap horses ADVERTISED as ranch horses who probably couldn't walk a parade...as everything, it's a continuum.

Why, just today we remarked on horses advertised as "jumpers" because they almost got out of the paddock...ANY horse can JUMP especially out of a paddock...and probably up to a low level in the show ring. A TRUE jumper will be an exceptional individual (like a true ranch horse) who actually has talent.