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Re: [RC] Riding Cavalry (long) - Heidi SmithI thought the "team" in endurance is considered to be the horse and rider. It is. But "team" in football is the guys who are suited up to play, and they also have folks on the sidelines to advise, examine, ply with liquids, etc. As I said, I like the cavalry concept as well, but as Pat put far more eloquently than I did, what is wrong with a crew to help take the best possible care of the #1 player here, the horse? What about number of crew, quantity, skill and type of equipment? Does everyone have the same numbers and same resources? Far more so than at an everyday AERC event, at least at the continental and world levels. Hmmmm.... thinking about the guy from Malaysia and the kid who won the last WEC. I would never think of the US group, who as far as I know took horses that they personally trained and conditioned and competed in every qualifying event, in the same light. There are always a few people who stand out for not doing it the way they should. That shouldn't detract from the majority who do. We have folks like that show up at AERC events as well--and generally, they either learn or leave. In some countries, there isn't a whole network of endurance riding at home to filter those out before they hit the FEI level. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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