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I will join this crowd with the addition of having seen first hand what raising the stakes can do for endurance horses.  I keep hoping that the whole Olympics scam stays just that. Having it go into the Olympics could kill endurance.

Maryanne

On 4/6/07, Lynne Glazer <lynne@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have to agree also.  The nature of even an ordinary endurance ride
changed for the two (or was it three?) years we offered the regional
IAHA championship as part of NRR, where there were money prizes and
Sweepstakes incentives.

I had to DQ someone who had done the LD and argued with an official
about his daughter's placement on the 50,
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On Apr 6, 2007, at 9:43 AM, k s swigart wrote:

> Mike Maul said:
>
>> My personal opinion is that Death Vally will host ski
>> competitions before endurance makes it into the
>> Olympics but there are certainly people trying.
>> Having goals is part of our sport and each of us
>> chooses those that satisfy us.
>
<snip>
>
> It is a common practice among poker players to assert that the stakes
> should not matter with respect to how you play.  However, this is pure
> bull.
>
> Change the stakes, you change the psychological profile of every
> player
> in the game.  And this is as true for endurance as it is for poker.
>
> If you raise the stakes in endurance, people will start making stupid
> decisions for their horses (and, incidentally, you will start
> attracting
> players who are interested only in the stakes--which is probably even
> worse for the horses).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
> :)

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