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All that may be true about 100's but I think the point is back in the
'90 - the multiday rides were new and there not the options that we now
have. The multiday rides - while different - do compete for the same set
of endurance dollars. Endurance riding comes out of the extra disposable
income one might have which I expect is going to take a dip for a lot of
people. The multi-day provides an attractive alternative to the 100 and
yes I think is significant competition for the 100.

Truman

Dawn Carrie wrote:
> <<Someone told me that one of the reasons more riders don't attend 100 
> milers is that multi-day riders are more fun, give the riders more 
> points, and offer a lovely 5-day vacation.>>
> I've heard this argument before, but to me, multidays and 100s are 
> apples and oranges. You're right, the multiday is like a long 
> vacation, the horse/rider get more miles (and points, if that's 
> important to the rider), and it's easier to do...ride 50 miles, have 
> dinner, visit with friends, have a good night's sleep, then do another 
> ride, etc. With a 100, one potentially rides all day and much of the 
> night, no sleep, gets sore, tired, often no time for a good meal, etc. 
> But the reward, for me, is much greater on a 100. I think 100s and 
> multidays attract different kinds of people, to a certain extent, 
> although there are definitely many who do both. I'd like to do some of 
> the western multidays just because of the pretty trails. But my 
> biggest wish is that I lived closer to more 100s. Given a choice 
> between a multiday and a 100 on the same weekend, I'd choose the 100. 
> Well, most of the time...to preserve marital harmony, we'd need to 
> balance things out by making balanced choices. <VBG>
> Dawn Carrie, Texas (whose hubby isn't doing 100s...yet)


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