It
is not the fact that the purses may be big. It is not the fact that money is
available. It is not the fact that some people do not
care.
It
is the lack of integrity of some competitors and their supporters. This lack
of integrity starts with the AERC Rules and Regulations. These are very
simple statements and stand on their own merits. It is the lack of integrity
on the part of some competitors that questioned these rules and regulations
and lead to the extension by the addition of rule subsections. It is the
lack of integrity that leads the AERC to have a number of protests each year
as more and more riders try to stretch the limits.
Integrity does not cost you any money. It may cost you a small bit of
effort. It can cost you a tremendous amount of respect when you
ignore it. Is it really worth it?
Bob
Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
Oh, i just love RC. Where we can discuss
differances of opinion in a civil manner. Intregrity. civility,
Love, empathy, kindness etc...all cost nothing. Horses,
tack, shoes, Vets, entry fees, land, fences, trucks, trailers,
insurance etc...all cost something. Over time i realize my grant to
study the Sexual Lives of Savages probably won't come thru. My
poetry will never bring even a return on my pens and paper. Since we
live in a capitalistic society and socialism is dead then i have to be
pragmatic about the situation. The purists who want to keep $$ out
should realize that Flat Track Racing to me injures and kills more horses
than endurance ever will. The walking horses look inhumane to
me. So this sport Endurance is gonna remain pure? If you can't
trust a priest who can you anymore? Howard, how do
you figure your Gal Val keeps it up? Does she make a buck how she
can? I say go for it...
for if money comes in so should all those
intangibles that cost nothing. Thats where AERC and the Vets come in
and believe me folks its coming in and you can sit back and
cry PURITY or you can shout CONTROL. tom
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