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RE: [RC] another proposal - Steph TeeterMaybe we should look at it from the inside-out, rather than the outside-in. Why do we ride each ride? (desire/challenge to excell, desire to win, thrill, see the scenery, be with friend, spend a great day on your horse, win a tshirt, make a living by selling horses, etc) What might motivate us to push our horses beyond their ability on a given day? (desire to win, avoid a pull, don't want to lose the points, want that jacket, want to beat the other team, want to sell the horse for big bucks) What would help us decide to pull, or slow down, if our horse was indicating that the day's exertion was more than it could handle. Because it usually comes down to the individual rider's decision, not always the vet's. ?? If we were to start from scratch, and devise an award system that gives us incentive to 'ride within the horse's ability on any given day' - what might that be? Steph -----Original Message----- From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx [mailto:rides2far@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 4:47 PM To: steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: rides2far@xxxxxxxx; lanconn@xxxxxxx; jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: another proposal Do you really think that the only thing preventing riders from 'going for> the win at every ride' is the year-end points system?? I'm not 100% sure what I think...*especially* when my first impression contradicts a lot of people whose opinion I hold in *very* high regard. On the one hand I don't see a 15 min. cut off making much difference in practice...but then I see some very experienced vets signing on to it and I'm sure they've got a lot of experience to base that opinion on so I am pretty much staying neutral on that argument and letting those with the most experience have it. I wouldn't fight it but am not especially optimistic about it. On the awards system...I look at the people in the standings in my region and I'm O.K. with all of them and how their horses look at a ride...so I don't have a problem with the points system based on how the horses I have personal experience with are affected by it. It could be that in regions where there are more horses going for the award and more dates to ride that it's a problem...if so, it's up to those regions to come up with answers but it would be nice if it didn't have a negative affect on the regions where it does seem to be working. Now...a vet from my region may send me a personal note after I post this telling me that it's not working, etc. etc. If so maybe I'll change my public stance. I just think that if we take away all points and awards...but keep *buyers* out there who'll pay big bucks for fast horses to export, what good have we done? People who want a jacket for doing a good job won't get one, but those who are the type to over ride still have their market which they value far more than a jacket. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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