Ridecamp: Re: [RC] LD MY final ideas or cut- delete

> A LD rider, by my perspective, should be a rider being introduced to the
> sport, riders who choose to only ride in 25 or 30 mile rides and except
the
> terms and conditions of that choice or, in your case, a rider who is
getting
> back into the sport (for warm-up).  A part of the sport is not just riding
> the ride but also being included in everything that AERC is all about so I
> don't see where you are coming from when you state that "LD riders still
> receive EN, be able to vote for directors and all the other privileges of
> membership."  Tell me where I am wrong here.

I'm not sure I understand where you are coming from.  It sounds like you are
simply reaffirming what I said in my post.  What you quote from me above was
written in the same vein as what you just said--that part of the sport is
not just riding, but also being included in everything that AERC is about.
That is precisely my point.  LD riders are not second-class members--they
are full-fledged members who simply choose (for whatever reason) to ride
lesser distances.
>
> I'm not sure where the stallion comment came from.  I have known plenty of
> riders who own stallions and do exactly the same thing that people who own
> geldings and mares do when their horse if trained properly. Let me know if
I
> misunderstood that comment.  I will be happy to take back the disagreeing
> tone that I wrote it in.

I can't even remember what stallion comment I made, and since you didn't
quote it here, I really can't address your question.  I've ridden stallions
for the vast majority of my endurance miles, and since you are new, you
would have no way of knowing that I have a long history (predating this
forum considerably) of standing up for stallions who are well-behaved.  I've
always done exactly with my stallions anything that anyone else does with
geldings or mares, so I can only say that you must have misinterpreted what
I said.  If you'll tell me specifically to which of my comments you are
referring, I'd gladly answer you more specifically.

> Yes, members are members and how they choose to compete is their business
> but, I am just saying that the original intent of LD's is the original
intent
> of LD's (repeating it the same way you did) and how the AERC chose to
create
> that category originally makes sense and should be taken into
consideration.

Certainly the intent of LD's to be introductory rides is a factor.  However,
there are many people besides novices who ride them for many other
reasons--including physical infirmity, advanced age, coming back from a
hiatus in riding, taking their kids or spouses along for a family outing, or
just plain don't have time to get in shape to ride further.  None of those
are "wrong" no matter what the original intent of LD's was.

Heidi


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