I hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season, and enjoying time with your family, friends and horses!
The new year is bringing some changes to Trot.org that I wanted to let you know about.
2012 will be the 15 year anniversary of Trot. The purpose of the site when it began was to promote the American Saddlebred, and provide a place to learn and share with other Saddlebred enthusiasts.
I think it accomplished this goal for a long time, however the last few years the discussion forum area has gotten a bit off track. While there is still some positive, useful discussion there, it seems that more often than not there is some kind of drama and negative activity going on. I have been struggling with how to deal with this – we have tried a new moderation team, more clearly stating the rules, etc. however nothing seems to make any difference.
I have decided to significantly downsize the forum rather than close it completely. A limited number of topics will be open for posting to allow for announcements and press releases, the Rescue section (on a trial basis), and a few other low drama areas.
These changes will take affect on 1/1/2012.
I know that not everyone will be happy with my decision, but it has been a long time since I have felt good about the site, and I no longer want to have any association with that kind of negativity. My “free” time has become much harder to come by since I gained the title of Mom, and I would like to spend what little I have doing something where I feel I can be helpful and have a positive impact – like with my local charter club and Extendedtrot.com.
Thank you for understanding, and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Sincerely,
Trina Smith
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