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    Re: [RC] $3/mile and no food???? - Lynne Glazer


    GREAT post, Karen. Between you and Terry, you said it all.

    Here's something Kim Fuess wrote to me about entry & refund policies, and I'm posting with permission:

    Hi Lynne,
    I don't think most endurance riders realize HOW generous most ride refund (and entry) policies are. I sure didn't until I started competing in dog agility. Strictly enforced entry dates that close at least two to three weeks before the event. After the entry date closes there are no refunds for any reasons...lameness, death in family, bitch in season (ahh dog sports, the only venue where no one bats an eye when someone says "bitch"). No exceptions as it is not the trial secretary or sponsoring club who makes this cut off but the governing agility organization. Dog competitors don't seem to mind and look at it as a donation to the club. Too bad more endurance riders don't feel more like this - I guess they just don't realize the amount of work and the amount of financial risk a ride manager takes.<<


    At 10:25 AM -0700 7/18/02, Karen wrote:
    Any voices?? I just found out that this weekend I will be paying $3 a mile to
    ride and there is no food??? What are average charges per mile across the
    country?  I just want to know.  Donna and BOB
    

    <snip>



    Seriously Donna, you gotta look at what you do in an entire year. All the rides and events you go to. Think of it as you are really spending XX amount of dollars per mile, regardless of what the entry fee is -- so that in the end, the difference in an entry fee being higher or lower than what you are used to -- isn't all that significant. Just keep riding!


    k

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