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Hey watch it. Down here we refer to it as going North ;-) . But you are 
right it's going to Hell in a hand basket.

Truman

Barbara McCrary wrote:
> Assuming that big money has more power than the voices of AERC, just 
> _why_ do we have to play this game at all? Riding in foreign 
> countries, riding with foreign riders, started out to be pleasant and 
> a fun interaction with folks from other countries around the world. 
> When did it become derailed and morphed into what we are seeing now? 
> If AERC's philosophy of riding with protections for the horse cannot 
> be imposed on USEF and FEI, I vote for pulling out completely and 
> telling the rest of the world that this is not the game we want to 
> play. And I don't care if others think this is sour grapes. We feel 
> differently about our horses...they are friends and companions, not 
> expendable machines. Grump, grump...
> Oddly enough, I've been watching this game going south since 
> 1987...little by little by little.
> Barbara
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Bob Morris <mailto:bobmorris@xxxxxxxx>
>     *To:* 'Beth Walker' <mailto:bwalker2@xxxxxxx> ; 'Ridecamp'
>     <mailto:ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:23 AM
>     *Subject:* RE: [RC] riders set for 120km race
>
>     What you all fail to see is this is the current trend in Endurance
>     on a world basis. This is the trend that AERC-I is playing with.
>     This is the game that those with the most influence in World-Wide
>     Endurance are playing with. While the money amounts are tremendous
>     in our sphere it is pocket change for those now influencing the rules.
>
>     When will you, the members of AERC, the participants of endurance
>     competition, realize that you must make the AERC Board of
>     Directors cognizant of what you want for the future and then make
>     sure they convey these desires to the USEF, our representative to
>     the FEI.
>
>     Wake up and act!
>
>     Bob
>
>     Bob Morris
>
>     Morris Endurance Enterprises
>
>     Boise, ID
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Beth Walker
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:14 PM
>     *To:* Ridecamp
>     *Subject:* Re: [RC] riders set for 120km race
>
>     Heck - I'll bring my .45 -- you can bet I won't be ON the horse :)
>
>     Seriously - when big money gets involved, the sport quickly
>     devolves to where only the rich can play. I also think that the
>     welfare of the horse takes a nosedive, as the people paying the
>     bills (and the salaries) are interested in winning results as
>     quickly as possible.
>
>     On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:51 AM, CTH wrote:
>
>
>
>     Hay Susan
>
>     I will come along to laod your gun for you
>
>     Paddi
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>
>         *From:* Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM <mailto:suendavid@xxxxxxx>
>
>         *To:* ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:15 AM
>
>         *Subject:* Re: [RC] riders set for 120km race
>
>         My feeling is that if $154,000 cash prizes are what we need to
>         liven up endurance riding in this country, I’ll volunteer to
>         sit by the side of the trail with my rifle and take pot shots
>         as riders go past. I’m guessing things would get pretty lively
>         in short order, and the horses and sport probably have a
>         better chance of long-term survival.
>
>         JMO.
>
>         Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
>
>         > We need a few rides like that here in our country to liven
>         things up a bit.
>
>         >Bob


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