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Yes.  Some rides probably aren't very interesting to
watch - but, I'd still rather watch a horse run in
circles than basketball or ice skating...(just my
opinion!)

I am not saying it SHOULD be an Olympic sport, but
what would it hurt?  It could possibly promote and
educate!



--- Maryanne Stroud Gabbani <msgabbani@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ah! But here's the trick. If the world were getting
> new riders in the 
> rather more laid back traditions of the US,
> Australia, the UK, and 
> other parts of Europe that would be fine.  I made
> the effort to go to 
> the Pan Ams when I was in the US and I saw the sort
> of ride you 
> envision.  If you go to a ride in the Middle East
> you will see 
> something else entirely.  We are comparing apples
> and dates here.
> Maryanne
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003, at 19:15 Africa/Cairo,
> Jackie Winkleman 
> wrote
>
>
> > Why don't we want new people?  Everyone starts out
> > "new."
> >
> > I know if I would have known more about endurance
> > riding, I would have started out a lot earlier. 
> It
> > was the sport I was looking for - just didn't know
> it
> > was there (and so local).  I was not doing a whole
> lot
> > with my horses until I began endurance riding and
> > compeditive trail riding.  I was sick of the
> > "showring," but wasn't ready to get rid of my
> horses -
> > thank goodness.  This is something I can do all by
> > myself and don't have to have a purebred horse.
> >
> > I don't think that if people saw this sport at the
> > Olympics that people would just say, wow, that
> looks
> > easy - i'm gonna go out and ride 50 miles.  A
> person
> > with any common sense would think wow - that looks
> > like a lot of really hard work!
> >
> > Who is to say that the other sports are
> "spectator"
> > sports?  Like basketball - my dad is a basketball
> > coach - but i still don't see any point in
> watching
> > it.  It doesn't interest me at all - but some
> people
> > do like to watch it.  I would rather sit out in
> the
> > woods along a trail and watch horses ride by -
> kind of
> > like when you are riding past people's houses at
> the
> > local endurance rides and the people are sitting
> out
> > on their porches watching the horses and riders go
> by.
> >
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