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[RC] re: LDs as endurance, qualifications to move up - Cindy CollinsI'm sure I'll hate myself in the morning for stepping in this, but it just kills me to hear people talking about qualifications to ride a 50 miler (or any miler...). Do you folks understand that many of us started with 100 milers? I have taken a horse on their first endurance ride and it was a 100. That same horse won a national championship and several years later top tenned Tevis with another owner. Several of my horses did one 50 and then a 100. I would not take one of my young horses on a 25 miler. That's a personal preference only, but I should be allowed that. I happen to feel that a slow 50 miler is much better for their minds. You cannot legislate against stupidity. How many horses out there started their endurance career with Tevis? I know that we are so divided on this issue, but if we keep going down this path it will be back to a "show ring" atmosphere that so many of us hate and the sport will split into separate organizations and I truly don't want that. Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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