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RE: [RC] Weight Divisions - Bob MorrisDiane A few clarifications please; Define "the season's most successful horse/rider team." Define "a National Champion, the BEST horse/rider team in the whole country over the last year" Successful and best are subjective qualifiers. Best in what manner, successful in what Endeavour? You must be more definitive to be understood. Bob Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Diane Trefethen Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:43 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Weight Divisions How did this get to be about abolishing weight divisions? Who suggested that? I missed it! I thought the point that Beverly, Joe, Heidi, Don and I were making was that while keeping the current Weight Division awards, it would be nice to have one award for the season's most successful horse/rider team. What we didn't say but which is at the heart of the question is, for whom do these awards exist? The current set of awards exist for a relatively small number of riders who have the time and money to compete. This elite group gets its rewards at the banquet and as another poster mentioned, 10 minutes later no one remembers who won what, except the winners and their family and friends. On the other hand, a National Champion, the BEST horse/rider team in the whole country over the last year, now THAT would be an award for all of us. People are not inspired by the guy down the road who did really well. They are inspired by superstars and the AERC doesn't recognize those any more. It's like when kids are playing basketball, they don't pretend to be their local high school or college star. They pretend to be Kareem or Dr J or Michael Jordan or Magic, names that mean something to every basketball fan in the country. Who are the AERC's superstars? Who can Endurance riders across the country seek to emulate? Even today, people still whisper with awe and affection, "Look over there. That's Becky HART!" Where are tomorrow's Beckys? WHO are tomorrow's Beckys? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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