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Re: [RC] [RC] LD Riders "Trail Trash" - Ranelle Rubin

Well said Barbara!!

Love ya lady...!



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From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Kathy Copeland" <ponyup1@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   LD Riders "Trail Trash"
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:32:40 -0800

Excuse me, but who ever called LD riders "Trail Trash?" I don't think anyone ever did. All we are saying is that it's a bit too easy to over-ride a horse on a LD ride because some riders feel it is possible to race the shorter distance. Some horses might do it just fine, and others might not. Therefore, it is my opinion, and that of others, that incorporating timing into a LD ride may be a dangerous thing to do. If a BC is offered, and it is offered to the top ten riders, it is very easy to see that time element comes into play.
I've heard this "you're treating us like second class citizens" thing for so many years, I'm sick of it. No one can belittle you without your permission. You're obviously proud of riding LD. I was proud of riding LD last August, after having been away from endurance riding for 3 years. I'm old, arthritic, and out of condition, but I don't care and I had a blast on that LD ride. My horse is new, I thought unconditioned (but he fooled me), and I was experimenting to see how it went. It went fine, and I don't feel belittled one bit for having done "only" 25 miles.
I think LD riders need to get over their feeling that longer distance riders are belittling them. I'm not convinced it's happening. AERC is just trying to protect horses that are not ready for racing from riders who are inexperienced.
That said, the by-laws state that "an endurance ride is defined as not less than 50 miles." So...what's wrong with that?


Barbara
In a grumpy mood about revisiting this same old argument that I lived through all the years I was on the board.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Copeland
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:52 AM
Subject: [RC] LD Riders "Trail Trash"



Okay so here it is in a nut shell, I am a LD rider and just like all other LD riders, it is of my own chosing for whatever the reasons may be. Whether you agree with my choices or not, like me or not, want to call me names or not, I don't really care! I am "Trail Trash" but I am dam proud of it, and happy to get to be "Trail Trash" and will continue being "Trail Trash" for as long as necessary even if it is forever. The rest of my team is also Ditto on this. I think everyone needs to just get over themselves and get back on the trails. Team Slow Poke will be out there whenever possibel "Trashing the Trails". By the way thanks to the person who referred to us on a ride with this term so we could come up with our new slogan.


  Team Slow Poke   "Trail Trash and Proud Of It"
  Kathy Copeland



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