Personally, I would not be ashamed to walk up and get a 1000
mile medallion by doing 25s. Miles are miles folks. If one
kept a horse sound for 100s and got the 1000 mile medallion yea! If one
got a 1000 mile medallion by doing 25s yea! Both had to be smart riders to
keep the horse sound to go to ride after ride. Both are horsepeople who
knew THEIR game. But I think 25s should be treated differently from 50s
etc, in order to keep the crazies in line. Medallions should be
differentiated from each other by having a 1000 mile medallion for those who do
25s, and a 1000 mile medallion for those who do 50s and 100s. Those who
can still do 50s and 100s should not look down their noses at those who can only
manage 25s. Most 25 milers are smart riders so give them credit. It
is true that 50s and 100s train harder and have accomplished more, but that does
not take away from those who do 25s successfully. But on the other hand, I
have seen some pretty stupid folks run 50s or 100s on horses that have not been
trained for them. Some are some of you responding who now know
better!! i won't name names but I crewed for one of you once and helped
get the horse thru the ride! So don't act like 50 or 100 milers are
smarter than the rest, It aint so. There are raped apes in every aspect of
our sport, there are those that we all would like to tromp to the ground while
we are yelling "treat your horse better' 'do your training
better'. Most learn from their mistakes and go on to become very good
endurance riders. There are some who don't learn until they hurt the
horse. Even then they don't learn. I am watching one right now in
MI. Oh yeah, the horse is lame.
And endurance isn't the only distance sport free of the
crazies either. I have seen it in competitive. And I would like to
add, what goes around comes around. In over 30 years of this sport, the
same observations, the same complaints, the same raped apes, the same skinny
horses, the same unconditioned horses, the same stupid riders pop up over and
over again. We are smarter now but the same crap goes on that went on in
the 70s! Joe, Roger, I, and others just speak our minds now instead of
gritting our teeth and muttering 'dumb, dumb, dumb! LOL
jeanie
Are you reading this Scott? Get it in your brain and
digest it before you hurt your horse!!
