Yes, I have enjoyed the Lisa Wilcox article in the October issue. I plan on sharing it with my instructor. I have enjoyed everything Hilda Gurney has done in the magazine and find that there is ALWAYS something I can use in her articles.
I don't think I would like to see more international news, though. I think the coverage already offered is fine. I enjoy reading the monthly "Clinic With Yvonne And Kim Barteau", no matter who is doing the critique! I like the "Solutions" on the last page, too. Sometimes the illustration is so perfect that even I can get it! Although I have to say that sometimes I am less successful at "getting it". I appreciate how much I get out of each issue. I have been a subscriber for over two years now and I have yet to feel like the articles are being recycled. I very much feel like I get my money's worth every month!
As an AA rider who deals with some physical disabilities, I appreciate the coverage that paraequestrians are getting. I would like to see more "nuts and bolts" type stuff. Like the photo of Lauren Barwick on page 19. Her saddle looks modified, with a "second thigh block" that sits behind her thigh. As a rider with a spinal cord injury, I would love to know more about that modification. But instead of that information the article just glances at the fact she carries two whips and relies on her voice. The whips and voice reliance are covered in just about every article I have read on paraequestrains, and I almost feel like shrugging my shoulders when I read it again.
I have thought about trying the caption contest, but have not actually followed through on that yet. I read and like Pam Stone's "Remember To Smile", but sometimes I feel like I am missing the point (even though I think she is funny).
