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It's not our choice - it's the FEI's choice and I suspect many countires 
are very happy with the current format. The current format not only 
crowns the world champion - it test the progarm of each country. Ours 
hasn't faired very well in the past 3 WECs. There have been sub 8 hour 
100's in the AERC from time to time, but they aren't common. Today they 
are common at this level. The UAE, French, Aussies have raised the bar 
on the sport at this level. Our 100's may have gotten a little faster 
but we are being left behind at the top of the sport.

Quite frankly I am in awe of any horse that can do a sub 8 hour 100. My 
hat is off to the horse, trainer and rider. We've basically been passed 
by in the sport we invented. If we want to be more than "also rans" 
someone better figure out how to reverse this trend.

Truman

Laurie Durgin wrote:

> So anybody else get inspirations on how to improve the 
> competetion?hhhmmmm?
> Went to bed at 3:19 ET when feed died again-- my computer geek son 
> Ellery, wants to go to UAE to improve thir web casts >g< :0)
>
> Competition seems too ---sterile---formula---- Fittest fastest horse 
> on that day wins--- almost ho-hum--- just a looooonger flat track 
> racing sport------Where those who can pay for the best win--- only 
> variable you can't buy it seems is ----freak injury or miscalculating 
> how close you can ride to lameness....Where modest owners find the 
> cost too high in horseflesh...
>
> I was thinking this morning ,(after waking from dreams I was in the 
> desert --real dreams-- into reality...)--" Endurance test"," endurance 
> test"-- not "race, race"--Race is 'throway horses".
>
> Test, are studious, challenging, take intelligence, stratagy, 
> partnership, techniques to refine, where there is more challenge and 
> more variblesing field.
> Maybe it is too late. Maybe a new sport nees to break off, or a new 
> arem or divide--Similiar to 3 day eventing---3 day -- Multiday--- now 
> that takes more stategy, a truly more enduring horse and rider---- 
> Maybe a "MultidayWEC" -----
> More Chess than checkers......

>


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“Many people consider the things government does for them to be social 
progress but they regard the things government does for others as 
socialism.” Earl Warren



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