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Re: [RC] completion awards (long) - Barbara McCrary

My husband now makes the redwood plaques for Swanton Pacific.  We add
professionally silk-screened brass plates to the plaque, but the redwood is
grown here, milled here, and made into trophies here.
I had a chuckle a few days ago when someone was remarking about T-shirts
being tiresome, or some such complaint.  That person wanted mugs.  This
reminded me of the time that Castle Rock ride gave pewter mugs and after
rider received a few of those they would have been happier with T-shirts.
It's all a matter of perspective, isn't it?

Barbara McCrary
Ride manager, Swanton Pacific 75/100
"The most beautiful trail in the world"

----- Original Message -----
From: "David & Maggie" <maggieszoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <katmoss@xxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] completion awards (long)


I thought I was the only one who made completion awards.

One year, money was very tight, but I was determined to put the ride on
anyway. I made rump rugs. I waited until polar fleece went on sale at
Wal-Mart and then went to every Wally World in 4 towns to get enough. I
sewed for days. I sewed at work at the ambulance company, on the clock,
between runs, drafting my partner to match up and cut the straps for the
rugs.

With every blanket, I thought of the colors that the riders used and the
colors of the horses. Making bets with myself, "Jo will pick this one,
Tess
will pick this one, this would look great on a chestnut, this one needs to
go to a junior", etc.

I enjoyed making those. A lot of love for my friends went into those rugs.
And my partner got something out of it, too. We got married a few weeks
ago.

You can imagine my feelings when one of our anonymous surveys came back
one
year saying that "something must be done about the awards" that I give.

Something was done. I raised prices for the first time in 12 years. I cut
out the catered dinner. I got storebought awards.

I'm still making some of the awards. But most will be storebought. Too
bad,
I think.

Oh, I do give "nice try" awards. I make them. They are different from
completions. Last year, I only gave one. It was a good ride.

Nuff said, come to All Kidding Aside CTR in Ohio in August. You'll have a
good time.

Maggie Herlensky


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