Re: RC: An idea for LD rides

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In a message dated 11/15/99 2:18:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
betndez@budget.net writes:

<< Viv--Very well put.  It's all a matter of common sense, taking personal
 responsibility, and courtesy.  Ride managers should be aware of necessity of
 altering start times as necessary depending upon the course, but it all
 comes down to "you pays your money and you takes your chances" whatever
 distance you're riding.  We have to quit expecting to be guarded and
 protected from everything that might possibly go wrong out there. >>

Betty makes a very valid point in her last sentence--and I would add that it 
behooves all of us who ride to come to rides with horses that are 
sufficiently trained (not just conditioned) to be under control.  If a horse 
is potentially out of control, we need to rethink why we are there.

That said, there will always be those occasional people who, either through 
rudeness or ignorance, will NOT use good courtesy and common sense.  It is 
the responsibility of the ride manager to try to eliminate as much potential 
conflict as possible by giving careful thought to both trail construction and 
starting time.  Ignorance that comes across as rudeness can sometimes be 
warded off by careful instruction for newcomers at ride meetings.  

But beyond that, we all must be prepared for the occasional problem--that's 
just part of real life and endurance riding...

Heidi


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