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   Message 143,326 of 144,800   
   Jim Hetley to Will in New Haven   
   Re: Plausible Characters?   
   12 Aug 14 11:31:58   
   
   From: jhetley@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:46:00 PM UTC-4, Will in New Haven wrote:   
      
   >    
   > I gave up when he said that women would be inferior horseback riders. There   
   is no doubt that women can ride about as well as men. The idea of women as   
   horse archers works until the opponents start wearing decent armor. A child   
   can draw a bow that would    
   kill or disable an unarmored man.    
   >    
      
   Women ride in "Three day equestrian trials" in direct competition with men,   
   and win.   
      
   Jim   
      
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