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Jim:
Why so
irate about an AERC Rule that has been in effect for well over a decade? Rule 14
was promulgated because there were parties that would enter two horses in a
fifty mile ride and try to get points and miles for both. It was not considered
with in the scope of our way of competing then and there is no reason to
consider it acceptable now.
This
restriction is not a burden upon any one and does not restrict a
competitor in the least.
Jim,
the essence of endurance is competition, not a pleasure ride in the park. when
you start to bend the rules in competition you do irreparable harm to the sport
and degrade the experience for the competitors. Is that so hard to understand in
light of what has been discussed?
Bob
Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
Nancy Mitts wrote:
>Can I go back & grab my other horse if I have one? No wonder
these
>rides are so popular!
>Yes, this goes way beyond any one
rider or RM, it's apparently the ingrained
>culture of the multi-day
format.
I'm sorry, I just don't get this
attitude. I believe our RM are ethical people with intergrity. And they
are also our front lines for this sport. So I am at a ride with a spare horse.
My started horse comes up lame at 1 mile. I can't go back and start another
horse to have a good time, see the trail, enjoy my friends, the beautiful
country etc, Because to do so would violate some sacred AERC rule. I can see
the problem if this gives me some great point advantage. But it doesn't. So
where is the harm. I don't get this selfish, me against you attitude
that can't stand for somebody else to have a nice day. I have never had this
happen to me, nor do I know of it happening, but it probably has. This is a
hobby, we are supposed to have fun, these are amateur rides with no money and
little in the way of awards. I'm sorry that some slight possibility of this
event somehow (pretty remote) changing some year end award is reason enough to
not let people enjoy themselves. AERC rules seem to be set up to award
completions to a team that finishes the course. A pull or starting a 2nd horse
like mentioned above doesn't change the fact that a team covered the course in
the allotted time. There ought to be some room for RM discretion. RM's are
trying to help their customers have a nice day when they don't see who it
hurts.
Those that want to get on the
rules bandwagon again, those that have been getting so indignant about
possible minor rule violations. I expect you all to go to the nearest police
station and turn yourself in the next time you go over the speed limit
anywhere. After all this is a state law, not an AERC nonprofit org rule. And
anybody that has crossed a street somewhere other than in the sidewalk, be in
line behind them. And anybody that has or is using illegal substances, join
the line.
Jim Mitchell
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