Ridecamp: RE: [RC] [RC] protecting the horses...

Bob,
You're missing the point. Adding more & more holds and longer and longer 
hold times isn't "lowering the standards". Or protecting the horses.
Nancy


> From: "Bob Morris" <bobmorris@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "terre" <tobytrot@xxxxxxxxx>, "Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [RC]   protecting the horses...
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:06:47 -0600
>
> I believe that you are all missing one of the basic tenets
> of endurance riding. Section 2 of both the endurance and LD
> definitions in the AERC By-laws states "All riders who
> successfully complete the ride must receive a completion
> award".
>
> This simple statement presupposes that there will be those
> who do not successfully complete the ride. Be it they get
> lost, they have vet problems or they just run out of time,
> it is expected that some are just not going to successfully
> complete the ride.
>
> Why then are we always looking for ways, finding excuses and
> trying so hard to lower the standards of endurance
> competition to meet the unwarranted desires of a very few
> who would have us compete to the lowest common denominator?
>
> In life, some people excel and some people fail. That is
> life! The majority of people barely meet a standard.
>
> The progenitors of endurance riding set a high but very
> reasonable level to be met for completion. Do any of you
> really feel it is necessary to lower these standards? Do you
> really want competition to be just average? If you do,
> please stop the world so I can get off.
>
> Bob
>
> Bob Morris
> Morris Endurance Enterprises
> Boise, ID


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