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Re: RC: Re: Difference between LD and other distances
I agree, Sue
And this is coming from someone who might ride 25's but 50's are
probably outside the scope of reality (unless of course there Brad Pitt
and a catered event that can only be reached that way <BG>
Bette
Sue Brown wrote:
>
> At 02:08 PM 10/13/00 -0700, DreamWeaver wrote:
>
> >LD riders have no reason to bitch. The AERC recognizes them and gives them
> >more awards and recognition than 100 milers get. Look in EN, they are even
> >listing riders who have received one LD BC award in the standings in each
> >region. You don't see very many people doing 50's who get listed with only
> >one BC. You don't see many people listed in the regional standings with
> >only a couple hundred miles either, but you can be National Champion on the
> >LD category with only 500 miles. I have had at least two years where my
> >second string horse has done between 500 and 725 miles and **did not even
> >rank** in the standings in my region. I guess if I had wanted recognition,
> >I should have done it 25 mile at a time instead.
> >
> >Anybody that can do simple math can go to aerc.org and look up a horses
> >RIDE HISTORY. Who cares how it is separated. You can add it up anyway you
> >like. The horse doesn't care. Pity the poor person who does, they just
> >don't get it.
>
> This was not my point...and I'm sorry it sounded as if I was "bitching" --
> I wasn't (noted by my injection of emoticons <g> -- and I don't think
> anyone else was bitching either.) I would just like to see Total Lifetime
> Mileage to mean exactly that -- not some of this and some of that -- for
> both the rider and the horse. I wasn't writing about recognition, prizes,
> standings, respect of lack there-of, or any of those things that seem to
> get lumped into this -- that wasn't the issue. I was just saying that, if
> you pay money to ride miles as a member of an organization, there should be
> a column that has a true total of "miles actually ridden" under the
> umbrella of the organization...not a total of only certain distances and
> *that* claimed as "Total Miles". Yes, I *know* you can look it up and add
> it together (duh! -- and it STILL wouldn't be considered lifetime
> miles)...and yes, I *know* the horses don't care (another duh!) -- it's not
> done for the satisfaction of the horses to begin with. Why can't it be
> done the other way around...Total Miles and then have that number divided
> up into Endurance and LD?
>
> Please keep all of the other aspects clear of this singular item...I don't
> care who gets the most prizes, BCs, and so on...and I don't care if LD is
> looked down on by some -- as to be of so little importance that it can't
> even be counted for total lifetime miles...I don't care if some choose to
> ride LD forever and never ride anything further. I would just like to see
> miles ridden with this organization counted for the grand total. If I
> never ride another LD in my lifetime, I will still feel this way.
>
> Sue (donning my flame suit)
>
> sbrown@wamedes.com
> Tyee Farm
> Marysville, Wa.
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Bette Lamore
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