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Re: [RC] Most Coveted Award - Heidi SmithTruman said:Must be a mistake. I would think the NC BC would be the most coveted prize in the sport. kat said: Not by me. The National Hundred Mile Award, the National Best Condition Championship, the National Mileage Award, the Jim Jones Stallion Award, any Pioneer Award are all well ahead of it for me. I would even put the year-end regional awards ahead of any single performance for one ride. <snip> What do other people think? I'm with you on this one, kat. And pretty much the awards you listed are ones I covet. The awards that I find meaningful are the ones that require a person to ride the same horse all season and keep it in good shape. I don't begrudge those that find glory in single rides, but like you, I'd put a Tevis win or a Haggin Cup or an OD win or BC or a Swanton win or BC over the NC win or BC. For all the hoopla over the PAC of late, I'd rather have a medal at a PAC. So far the NC just hasn't drawn the competition that the above-named rides have done. But that aside, I still find that I respect the measure of horsemanship even more to go out and keep the same horse sound for several rides, even if one doesn't win them all. And the highlights of my own career have been two PNER mileage champions, one of which I rode the entire season, and the other of which had 4 other riders in addition to myself. I covet mileage medalions, mileage chevrons, and season-long awards, definitely! 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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