Re: Walk the walk

["Joan Ruprecht" <ruprecht@tidepool.com>]

Good going Steve,  Much more to the point, than a lot of stuff on RC.

Joan Ruprecht
-----Original Message-----
From: sshaw@pacbell.net <sshaw@pacbell.net>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, December 25, 1999 11:55 AM
Subject: RC: Walk the walk


>I have some thoughts to give you, all.   I am not sure if this was
>inspired by recently seeing The Green Mile or from the last issue of
>TrailBlazer and Susan Gibson who first put these words in my head.
>
>If you want to Talk the Talk, you have to Walk the Walk.
>
>Many of you are aware of my discomfort with International riding. I
>believe in a more democratic process..... and maybe these thoughts would
>dispel many of my frustrations.
>
>Here are some thoughts for next year, and the next. I believe that ALL
>of our officials in our endurance sports should walk the walk that we,
>the participants, do. In the form of CEU's (continuing educational
>units) for our "officials," I would like to see them all have completed
>ANY of the following the preceding or current year. 1) 25 or more miles
>of Limited Distance endurance riding per quarter, or 2) Two 50 mile
>endurance rides in the year, or 3) a 100 mile endurance ride under AERC
>sanctioning in that year.
>
>By officials I think of: FEI sanctioned Stewards and Vets, AERC/FEI
>sanctioned officials/representative to AHSA/USET/FEI, all AERC
>sanctioned endurance Vets/Judges, AERC directors and Committee
>Chairpersons, AERC Administrators,  Ride&Tie Vets, Competitive Trail
>Ride Judges and Endurance Prognosticators.  I really believe that
>persons judging and representing our sport(s) be us.
>
>Any current official could be grand fathered/mothered with 5,000 AERC,
>CTR or FEI sanctioned miles.
>
>Food for thought, have a feast on it.....Happy New Year.
>
>Steve Shaw
>
>
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