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[RC] WEC Ideas - rides2far. A hypothetical story came to me after reading the idea of horses on the short list changing hands after vs before leaving. I was thinking about what if the selectors sent some good horses home because they thought they had "better". Then the "better" ones are gone. Can they get the others back? Wasn't one of the World Champions purchased just about 3 days before the event once? Or was it the European Champion? (seems like the horse was from France or Spain or something...maybe I dreamed it) Meg Wade seems to have been the most successful at breeding endurance horses, training them and selling to the UAE top horses who produce for them, but then she seems to come right out and be right behind them on whatever she brings for herself to ride. From what I read in the short while Endurance World was published she seemed to be probably the most successful producer of World Championship level horses, yet she and the Aussies have yet to get a gold. If the object is to be a good businesswoman it seems she's the best endurance rider in the world. She makes the best and makes the money for them. If the object is to win her country a gold, I guess you'd say she hasn't produced (but has still probably been a bigger threat than 99.9% of the riders) I don't think she's bad for making horses to sell. I hear she's a tremendous horsewoman. Does she *owe* it to her country to offer them the best chance at a gold? I don't think so...but if she let herself be chosen on their squad with a certain horse, then sold it, that would seem wrong. If she *nominated* a horse and then sold it before it was chosen....I think that's the real territory we're in here. Val had *not* been chosen for the final cut. I can't imagine that she'd have sold her horse if he had already made the cut and was good to go. The question is just, should the selection committee have a firm commitment on the longer "short list". Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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