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Re: [RC] WEG Selection - Joe LongOn Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:03:56 -0700 (GMT-07:00), k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Steph said:One thing to note, is that when we go to the Championship FEI events, we are actually leasing our horses to USEF - at which point all final decisions regarding the horses are made by USEF staff (vet, chef d'equipe). Really? I missed this. If I were ever interested in participating with my horse in any FEI Championship event, this would put an end to that interest entirely. I would be disinclined to lease my horse to anybody without retaining the right to make all the final decisions myself. I certainly wouldn't do it where the decisions were being made by the USEF staff who have, so far, shown themselves to be inept at making such decisions. Yep. I have no current interest in competing in FEI events, but I've thought I might do so in the future. However, there is absolutely no way that I would agree to such an arrangement. I will never lease an endurance horse of mine to be competed in an event where I give up all control over how he is competed and who is to ride him. My horses are not commodities, I have a bond with them, and a trust, that builds over years and miles and I just could not do that. IMO this arrangement is completely wrong for endurance anyway. Endurance is a team sport, the horse/rider team. Selections for events should be a matter of selecting horse/rider teams as a unit, not "mixing and matching" horses with riders at the last minute. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.chiprider.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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