What happened to more elevator
rides?? I'm sure there are a lot of people who would do the 50s if they
could finish the 25 and then elevator up and do another 25 that day. That sure
would be a great way to get more people who are "thinking" about doing a 50
to actually try it. And it would help more 50s elevator up and do the 75s and
100s.
In a message dated 5/14/2004 11:58:37 AM Mountain Daylight Time, Bruce
Weary writes:
You mention that "we have all seen" 50 and 100 mile
riders at rides who are not really endurance riders. What does that mean? That
they don't fit some personal criteria you hold dear that the rest of us aren't
privy to?
Yeah, Bruce, that's what I said.
There are "endurance riders" out there who believe
that if they just ride mile after mile, chasing points, that they personify
the tenets of what "endurance riders" truly are.
IF it is only about the miles and awards, then
why bother even using a horse. Let's just hop in our big ol'
trucks and drive the distance and call ourselves "endurance riders"....heck,
we went a long way and we were riding, right?
BUT, when the symbiosis is right between
horse and rider and the miles are covered with compassion and in consideration
of what this sport SHOULD be about (i.e., riding the miles with minimal
degradation to the horse and the trails), then MY PERSONAL CRITERIA of what an
endurance rider really is has been met.....there, now you're "privy" to
it.
