Who Really Cares?

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Really folks, isn't this a bit of a tempest in a teapot!!
The majority of us ride endurance for our own personal satisfaction and 
goals. I really don't care if john doe gets pulled from a ride on the other 
side of the country, or why. I only pay much attention to my direct 
competition, and that's only if I'm riding a lot that year. I don't need the 
database to do that. If studying the data helps improve the sport, let it 
be.
Do you really think anyone really gives a flip what you do??? Most people I 
know (incuding myself) are busy enough with their own lives. Your employer 
has a lot easier ways to find out what you've been up to than searching the 
internet for some obscure database! (Hmm.. you walk funny on Mondays, 
sunburned, scrapes and scratchs...MUST be visiting that sick aunt again!)
If you have horses for sale & are worried about hiding their records, shame 
on you. No horse is perfect and I want prospective buyers to know ALL about 
what they're getting. Less trouble for me in the long run.
True, it will be more important for ride managers to make sure their vets 
understand the importance of correctly classifying pulled horses, but this 
is a veterinary duty, not something the ride manager should need to decide.
Nancy Mitts

>From: DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>
>To: "Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>, <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>,        
><firedancefarms@prodigy.net>, <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  RE: what IS rider option?
>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 18:42:41 -0700
>
>At 06:26 PM 04/29/2000 -0600, Bob Morris wrote:
>>Now, because they see what is available to them, what is in the data
>>gathered, a few are against it. Just what do the riders want?
>
>That's why I started out asking.  I figured that there would be people that
>didn't like it.  It might actually be helpful to see the names of riders
>and horses that fail to complete certain rides when I look at the results
>and figure which rides I want to go to.  If you get pulled a lot, everybody
>is going to know that anyway (in your own region).  Now it will just be
>obvious to everybody across the country.  (or anybody with internet access)
>
>>The gathering of data is important to any sport. It is a measure of how
>>successful that sport is, it sets benchmarks for future analysis, it sets
>>standards of all types of measurements, it is the basis of conformance to
>>the By-laws, it is what you pay for with your annual dues. In no way shape
>>form or manner, in no rule, By-law or policy statement, does the AERC
>>mention confidentiality of any data gathered, records kept, or studies 
>>made.
>
>Yes, but if we are going to be publishing more data, then I think we need
>to try harder to collect it accurately in all regions.  I think some
>discretion is in order though - not many riders would like it if EN started
>listing the top ten most pulled riders in each region.   :^)   I am sure
>that with the new policy, that to a certain degree, riders will start being
>more observant about what is being recorded as their reason for a pull.  On
>the other hand, unless monitored closely, there might end up being a lot
>more RO pulls, which isn't very helpful for learning why horses don't
>complete rides.
>
>  If one of the
>>customs is the publication of complete results of a ride, including names 
>>of
>>persons and horses not completing the ride and the reason therefore, YOU
>>signed on and have the privilege of declining to participate if you so 
>>wish.
>
>Well sure, but this is a new change that wasn't being done before most of
>us joined.  Some people don't like change, they liked things the way they
>were.  Why did it work previously for the last two or three decades?
>
>Actually, I think I've decided that posting the non completions in EN is a
>good thing.  That way if there are errors people can correct them.  I've
>got errors on my horses, but you know what.....I don't care :+).  Somehow,
>I don't think the horses care either.  (and I'll spare everybody the 
>details)
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Karen
>in NV
>& Rocky, 2,515 miles
>& Weaver, 3,255 miles
>http://members.xoom.com/ridephotos/
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