If there is ONE culprit in the deterioration of American riding, it`s land loss. ANY tried and true young foxhunter deals with this type of situation every time they have a run, if they live where there are hills. They only have to smash th...eir face on their pony`s crest a few times before they figure out that there`s a better way! But if a rider never gallops, never deals with terrain, never has to tough it out, can they really think of themselves as a real rider? Frank Chapot and Kathy Kusner rode in the Maryland Hunt Cup, just to put "then versus now" in some perspective.
