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Re: [RC] LD: It's Getting Ugly in Here - anyone

Best thing you've ever written, Howard, and I agree with you.  I can't even 
read the 
posts on LD anymore, my box shows there are 300+ unread and I thought no 
ridecamp topic  would stop me speed-reading and assimilating the good bits, 
deleting those with nothing substantive or amusing to offer.  I just can't bear 
the 
discussion any more, the same trail trodden SO MANY times a year now.   

The 
continued myth of LD bashing in my region and that we don't have LD BC.  I'm 
more than Weary <pun intended>.  I've spent considerable effort trying new 
stratgegies by trying two LD divisions at my rides that riders slotted 
themselves 
into, one going for the AERC BC and first to finish (next year's 50 entry) and 
the 
other going for high vet to 5 places. We did BC considering the entire field 
for 
many years refining the system as we went; it's not hard to do the entire field 
if the 
vet part of the BC worksheet comprises the COMPLETION exam and is PRINTED on 
the vet card for the vet's convenience.  Then all you need is someone to do the 
math, which in our case was usually the vet secretary to add up 4 numbers per 
entrant.   Riders seemed to like both systems.   

Lynne
"distance rider" with an aversion to speed awards on LDs

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From:     Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:  Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:24:38 GMT


Please Reply to: Howard Bramhall howard9732@xxxxxxx or 

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It really shouldn't be about the miles, it should be about the journey with 
the 

final destination being a fit and well horse.  Anything else, awards, total 
miles, 
badges of honor, are secondary.  If the horse is not there at the end of the 
day, for 
you to hug and thank for taking you wherever you wanted to go, the awards mean 
nothing.





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Please Reply to: Howard Bramhall howard9732@xxxxxxx or 

ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

==========================================>
It really shouldn't be about the miles, it should be about the journey with 
the 

final destination being a fit and well horse.  Anything else, awards, total 
miles, 
badges of honor, are secondary.  If the horse is not there at the end of the 
day, for 
you to hug and thank for taking you wherever you wanted to go, the awards mean 
nothing.


cya,
Howard (be proud of any award you've earned but be more proud of the horse 

who made darn sure you got it)

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