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RE: [RC] FEI Championships - heidiI concur. Riders who have ridden the horse for many miles and
for a long time SHOULD have a much better "feel" for the welfare of that
particular horse. I haven't looked at the requirements to nominate
of late, but in times past, there has been a minimal number of miles
that the horse/rider team have had to do together. If anything,
instead of not having such a requirement, it should be made more
stringent.
Maryanne, I have also observed what you're saying about the horse
shows--and to me, it's a travesty. I don't show horses much
(since we market most of ours through endurance) but I did breed and
show dogs for several years. It was alway a point of pride for me
to show my own dogs in the "Bred-By-Exhibitor" class--and a real thrill
to win from that class. Too bad horse shows don't have the same
thing. And to put that back into an endurance context--while most
endurance riders can't be expected to breed their own mounts, at least
an emphasis should be put on the long-term relationship between horses
and riders.
Heidi
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