Re: Re: best conditioned rider

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

a minus ten would be finding a small tied shut plastic bag  in the back
recesses of your tack room...in which you discover the dirty clothes
(including shoes) you wore on the Tevis LAST year!

----- Original Message -----
From: John Bass <jbass@beattynv.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>; Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
Cc: <tobytrot@bigfoot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 3:38 PM
Subject: RC: Re: best conditioned rider


> DRIVING ABILITY: A "10" to those who can drive home in a safe and prudent
> manner. A "0" to those who wish they would have bought a truck with an
> automatic since they are unable to push in the clutch to shift gears.
> JB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Cc: <tobytrot@bigfoot.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 3:10 PM
> Subject: RC: best conditioned rider
>
>
> > >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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