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The beauty of the ROC was not so much the best of the best showed up. I 
would expect that over half of the people that showed up at any ROC 
didn't expect to win or top 10 or even care if they did, but they were 
there because of the challenge to get there. The buckle signified that 
you and your horse had accomplished a great deal. Not many one season 
wonders got to the ROC. It gave the average guy with a good horse 
something to shoot for and something to be proud of. ..

The NC hasn't caught on because many see it as not establishing 
anything. Many see it as being dominated by "one season wonders." Just 
recall some of the old discussions.

You don't see horse's advertised as NC or Pan Am qualified today - but 
you sure did see horses advertised as ROC qualified. The bottom line 
while the so called popularity of the Pan Am has increased - this is at 
the same time the 100's has been declining at a somewhat alarming rate. 
The NC came and there wasn't even a ripple in the decline. So these 
aren't doing it.

Truman

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > IMO the AERC BOD would be better off spending it time trying to 
> > figure > out how to provide an incentive - to replace the ROC - for the
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> > average > member to want to pursue 100's - thereby creating a demand -
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> rather 
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> > than > defining a "metal" which will create virtually no demand. 
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> I think the ROC had its day, but it's gone. That's why the National
> Championship hasn't caught on. The ROC was where you went to find out if
> you were the best of the best. With the advent of the Pan Ams & WEC
> competitions, the best of the best are at the Pan Ams or WEC, not at the
> NC. If it's handy they may go to the NC,  but it's not where you go to
> earn a name for having beat the best in the country any more. That ain't
> coming back. Look at the names of the top 10 riders at the ROC...You knew
> the people, you knew the horses and to see them all in one place at one
> time was something.  


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“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an 
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” Harry S. 
Truman



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