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Title: Gold Country Awards

Well said Maryben!!!!!!!!!!  Your Quicksilver rides are much loved and appreciated.  Not sure why people don't just have that overwhelming since of accomplishment, success and pride when they pass that final vet check.  Oh well time to beat up another subject.  How about people who don't think that the "Keep your dog on a leash rule" applies to them at a ride.

Team Slow Poke
Kathy Copeland

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From: Merryben@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   Gold Country Awards

Why don't we all maul this to death and maybe Cheryl will stop putting on a
perfectly good ride.  And if we make a big enough deal out of it, maybe some
other RM will just give up too.  Then we won't have any rides....She does give
completion awards to everyone who finishes.  She just gives them out before
they actually complete the ride and then does not take them back if you don't
complete the ride.  It is a matter of interpretation.  Last year we gave awards
to everyone who finished and about 25 of them were overtime.  They did not get
their AERC completion but they got the award.  Actually, we gave the same
award to one rider who got heat stroke and actually came in with the RM in a truck
the last couple of miles.  You guys get so carried away that most RM's hate
to do anything nice because it will be misconstrued.  I am for anything that
makes it easier for management and for the poor sucker who didn't make it.  I
always give ALL the money back to people who don't pass the vet check.  They
spent a fortune to get there, burned vacation time and bought food they don't
usually buy.  Besides, most of the time they will do P/R's or some other work at
the ride...Can we just worry about Real infractions of the rules.  How many
can honestly say that they have ever been to a ride that followed ALL of the
rules.  I don't think I have..................mb