Re: best conditioned rider

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

How can we possibly compete with your sense of humor, Angie?  :)
I'll give it a shot!!!


ATTITUDE:  A 10 being the rider who leaps from their horse, does a jig and
says "When is the next ride again?" and a 0 being the rider who falls off
their horse at the finish, complains about the trail, markings, lack of
water (or too much if it was raining), their "stupid" (or slow or ornery or
lazy or whatever) horse, the "stupid" or "fast" er (than them) riders and
is generally sniveling and whining, gets a 0 on HAIR, CLEANING UP THE VET
CHECK and WALK DOWN THE RUNWAY (doesn't show up for awards because they
can't get the lawnchair unfolded, let alone lift it for which they also get
a big, fat ZERO!).  :)


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Cc: tobytrot@bigfoot.com
> Subject: RC:  best conditioned rider
> Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 6:10 PM
> 
> >EVALUATION STANDING EVALUATION:
> 
> >LAWNCHAIR LIFT: Base upon rider's ability to rise from a
> standard			Score 1 - 10 lawnchair unassisted
> 
> 
> Excellent post >bg< , but would you mind terribly if I suggest a few more
> areas for evaluation?
> 
> HAIR:  Dry, combed hair would rate as a 10.  The other end of the scale ,
> or a "0" would be  Matted, sweat soaked, bangs plastered back to head
> with forehead bare, ponytail holder hopelessly matted into hair.  Riders
> who do not compete in a helmet will receive an automatic "0" for unfair
> tactics.
> 
> CLEANING UP THE VET CHECK:  A "10" would mean that the rider had actually
> retreived their own tack, buckets, sponges, feed tubs, etc. and FILED
> THEM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG.  A "0" would be given to the rider who
> handed over the horse to the crew for the final vetting, staggered back
> to the trailer and slept while the crew picked up all their buckets
> (along with a few of the neighbors') stacked them with remnants of sponge
> water and dirty sponges still inside, and tossed sand covered girth, 1/2
> chaps, used syringes and splint boots into the wrong storage containers
> so that it takes the riders weeks to track down the slowly molding
> remains.
> 
> THE WALK DOWN THE RUNWAY  This can be combined with your earlier lawn
> chair lift.  How does the rider look walking up to accept their award.  A
> "10" would be given to the rider who nimbly hops over dogs and does the
> "T-Berry Shuffle" when they get their trophy hoofpick.  A "0" would be a
> rider who stays in their chair and sends the nearest child up to accept.
> 
> UNLOADING THE TRAILER:  A "10" would be the rider who pulls up the
> driveway, turns out the horse, unhooks the trailer, and then proceeds to
> UNLOAD all their junk immediately.  A "0" would be the rider who simply
> puts the truck in "park" goes in the house...drives the "other" car for 3
> days before bothering to unhook the trailer, and doesn't unload the dirty
> laundry from the trailer until they're getting ready to pack for the
> *next* ride.
> 
> Anybody else want to add a few?
> Angie
> 
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