Letters toWT
Dear Mr. Tolman, Thank you so much for your wonderful article in this
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current Warmbloods Today about the spiritual gifts of horses! You, of very few whom I've known in my 56 years with horses, realize how close to the Divine they can bring us. The wind between their ears is truly the breath of God. We can all see the joy and natural affection that Pony Clubbers have with their charges. Although such children love and care for their horse, few are so deeply touched and committed to worry about or interact with them into their college years or beyond. Too often their loyal charges are slowly forgotten. Also, few deeply connect to the Divine level to which horses can transport one. . . Some of my greatest joys and moments of peace were
found in just stroking a horse. The smell of their hide and sweat, even the steam from their manure, is a non- malodorous, reassuring experience. Their mystical eyes and soft nickers to high whinnies touch my heart more than Super Bowl cheers for such aficionados. To observe horses transform from sleepy relaxation into high self-carriage performance makes my heart skip. They are of the noblest creatures ever made and you are among the first to have written so in recent times. I've been with horses and horse "people" for decades now. Few, riders/owners truly "get" what the experience can really be about. You have written about what I have secretly, and silently, had to hide from others for 56 years. Sadly, it is their loss not to know. Thank you for sharing. Please continue to do so. A breeder in Nebraska
Dear editor, Words can’t describe how much we appreciate you
coming to our aid when we were truly at the end of the road as we searched for my daughter’s next horse. The fact that you helped make a young girl’s forever dream come true as well as her mother's is unbelievable! I never thought I would see the day, but it all came true right in front of my very eyes. Much to our surprise it didn't stop there, as you took it one step further and allowed us to share our story with so many others by publishing it in your “Rocky Roads” article in March/April. I hope that in some small way it might inspire someone to keep on trying and never give up on their dreams. Ours sure came true. Debby Wojewodka, McMurray, Pennsylvania
12 May/June 2013
Dear editor, First off, I generally love your magazine! I love the
inspirational stories about horses overcoming physical and mental issues and riders clawing their way to success and surviving challenges. However, I'm not particularly interested in reading tales of privileged hunter/jumper teens whose greatest challenge is whether the next mount their parents have purchased for them will arrive in time for the biggest show of their 16-year-old lives or if algebra will keep them from their dreams. I appreciate tales of older professionals who have earned their place, but with these young riders I believe the only difference between them and a slew of other talented young riders is the endless coffers of their guardians. Yes, I would expect to read these stories occasionally, but I've been finding them in your pages more often than I prefer. To me, and I assume many others, they are not relatable. How about more articles on average riders who have worked their way to success? A reader in Washington
Dear editor, In February we had a fabulous two-day dressage
educational seminar with world-renowned judge and trainer Christoph Hess. Over 100 people registered for this event, thanks in part to your magazine designing and publishing the ad for us to promote the seminar. Thank you too for sending us stacks of two different issues of Warmbloods Today. I thought you might enjoy seeing how we distributed and displayed them during our seminar. We actually set up the lecture hall ahead of time with copies of your magazine at every seating location. We had extras left over, so set stacks of the magazines on a table of information throughout the weekend's event. The photo shows Christoph Hess in the background lecturing, with your magazine issues on the table in front. Thanks again for your advertising help and for the issues of your magazines to give to attendees. We greatly appreciated it! Cean Embrey, Austin Dressage Unlimited
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