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>>I recently joined a forum www.TheManeStreet.com and >>was appalled to read that one of their members is >>openly expressing what amounts to hateful >> >>and racist views. One of the posters on the forum >>wrote: >> >> >> >> I marvel at our native peoples who used to ride >>completely bitless, with no bridles either. >> >>The poster that I claim is offensive is called >>"Thomas" and he has a web site, <a rel=nofollow >target=_blank rel=nofollow >>target=_blank >>href="http://www.floddenedgefarmequestriancentre.com"> >h >>ttp://www.floddenedgefarmequestriancentre.com</a> >>and he replied: >>I marvel at our native peoples who used to ride >>completely bitless, with no bridles either. >> >>Really??? Why? >> >>I'm not going with any mythology that native Americans >>are wonderful horsemen. The evidence just doesn't >>substantiate that at all. >> >>There's also a heck of a lot that ride in bits akin to >>barbed wire and are cack handed to boot! >> >> >> >>ref: <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.themanestreet.com/forums/showpost.php >? >>p=581344&postcount=64">http://www.themanestreet.com/fo >r >>ums/showpost.php?p=581344&postcount=64</a> >> >> >> >>The forum, as you can see, has a sizeable following. >>It is easily searchable on the internet under many >>horse topics. >> >>I am personally offended that Native American children >>and horseback riders should read such a prejudiced and >>racist statement. The forum >> >>owner's response was to remove one poster's reply who >>took offense also (I believe that her response was to >>call him a "prejudiced pig". >> >> >> >>I do not know the woman who runs the forum "Laura" but >>you can see from the thread that there was some >>discussion. I read the thread, did not >> >>comment, but I feel strongly that your organization >>should immediately ask the forum owner to remove the >>offensive comments against the >> >>Native American horsemen and women. Perhaps the >>offender, Thomas, should also be admonished from >>further writing such hateful remarks? >> >>I assume that he is reachable via his web site >address. > > >I asked to be deleted since Thomas attacks anyone that >is not doing things exactly like him. She refused >until I kept emailing and now she wont remove my post. >Her name is Laura and she and Thomas are backyard >riders who critize and chastize anyone who doesn't >agree with them. >Thomas has been banned from other horse forums.
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