Ridecamp: [RC] leaving early

Maybe our region is more mellow than others, but I've never really seen a
problem in either leaving early or awards.
I manage two rides, and I don't mind if people take their completion award
early...it is a glass mug, and I'm not going to mail it to them.  It saves
me having to keep up with who I "owe".  I just check it off on my list that
they already got it.  I also have never seen a RM here get bent out of shape
about it either....most seem rather happy not to have to keep track of it
later.  As for effort, it's a heck of a lot more effort to mail or carry
around an award than stop and give it to them and check off their name!
As for leaving early, I hate to say this, but it's really none of anyone's
business whether people stay or leave.  I guess those of you who think it
"odd" were not around when NO ONE stayed Saturday nights, and EVERYONE came
in late Friday night (and then partied until 2am :)).  I remember thinking
it odd when people DID stay!

I could list a zillion reasons why my riders leave early, and that is fine.
I have very rarely had a first place horse leave early, and they finish long
before 7pm.  Most that leave are LD riders or middle of the pack riders.
Only once have I seen a horse loaded up when I thought it should stay,
because they were pulled from the ride for metabolic reasons.  That is a
much bigger concern.
Louise
Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
Oklahoma
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms



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