[RC] Ride shortages: maybe it's time... - A. Perez
... to reconsider the rule that says LD rises can only take
place at events with 'real' rides (50 -100+ miles) (I know the
orginal topic was about multi-days, it just raised a pet peeve
of mine). The intent of this rule was, I assume, to make sure
LD rides at other locations did not draw down attendence at the
longer rides, and in effect, guaarnteeing that the "Real
Endurance" riders continue to be subsidized by the LD riders.
But the longer rides are more expensive to put on, have fewer
venues available (more miles of trails needed), more work to
manage... etc. So there are fewer held.
Call them clinics, don't give awards, don't points, don't
miles, don't serve meals etc, I don't care, but give me more
opportunities, closer to home, to do training rides! I'll bet
more people would 'catch the bug' if LD rides were available
more places, more often, and overall enroillment in Endurance
would INCREASE (and the longer rides would have fewer of the
ignorant idiots on untrained horses that every one here loves
to hate!).
I realize this doesn't address the issue of multi-day rides,
though indirectly it might, if increasing the number of
endurance riders would increase demand and visibility, drawing
sponors...
A
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