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Re: [RC] 100 mile rides - Dabney Finch

JIm Holland wrote; "I won't do ANY ride that is
FEI and AERC sanctioned.  The spring Biltmore is the closest ride to
me...and I don't attend for the very same reason."

This reminds me of an admonition I'd hear from my parents when I said things like this: "You're cutting off your nose to spite your face."


I guess what it all boils down to is how fond of those 100s we really are.....

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Holland" <lanconn@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Dreamweaver'" <nvrider@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <AERCMembersForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] 100 mile rides



You're not the only one who feels that way, and I will not attend a ride
where they confine me to a tiny space to crew, my crew can't meet me on the
trail, I can't feed my horse in the vet line, and non-FEI riders are treated
as "second class citizens". I miss that ride...but I will NEVER attend
again as long as it is FEI sanctioned. Once was enough.


Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Mgic

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dreamweaver
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:37 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: AERCMembersForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] 100 mile rides

I suppose I should have explained myself better when I posted the comment
about not wanting to do an upcomig 100 because it is sanctioned AERC and
FEI together. I didn't intend for it to mean that I won't do a ride that
is an FEI 100, because that isn't the case. If Tevis were FEI sanctioned,
it would not deter me from doing it. Because, the Tevis is already largely
formatted and managed similarly to what the FEI standards are. The reason
I'm not attending the ride in question is because I don't think that it's a
good combination -- at least, some rides, and FEI are not suitable to be
merged together. I know I'm not making any sense, but I do think that the
AERC and FEI both need to understand that it does not help either
organization when they put rides together that are not suitable for that
type of structuring. I'm sure some of you understand. If by virtue of a
ride being sanctioned in this country dual FEI it meant that there were
certain guaranteed ways the ride was going to be
run/managed/marked/whatever -- and it is that way consistently, then that
would completely change my feeling towards the whole issue. Till then, you
can just call me a woos for not attending the next 100 that is coming up
nearest to me. :-) Besides, somebody from the AERC organization needs to
stand up to the FEI people and tell them that if we want to feed our horses
in the vet line, to butt out. If I'm stuck waiting ten or fifteen minutes
in each vet line four or five times in 24 hours and I'm not feeding my
horse I'm an idiot. Or at least my horse thinks so!


Karen
in NV


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