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[RC] Points of View - E.L. AshbachJoe Long wrote: On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:02:18 -0600, "E.L. Ashbach" It's so easy to let whining about personal freedom and the rights of the individual, and glorification of a pre-existing set of made up rules prevent us from taking positive action, from another point of view. ;-)
Why are you talking about *all* horses? I'll say it again, this is not a rule for all horses on the trail on a given day, unless they're all beginners, of course. ;-P But Joe, the new riders this is aimed at are *not the beginner tail enders* for whom a min. time is *totally irrelvant* anyway.There is no human being or
Joe, a minimum means you can't ride *faster* than that. The *slower* part is controlled by the maximum since we're counting time here. Below means slower than, I hope? That's really good for YOU. You're not who this rule whould be for, see? And not for the nice new folks, Max and Lisa, who used LD this year the way it was intended to be used, either. Keep looking for who it's for, and I'm sure you'll find them! They're out there! :-) And it's all arbitrary (and I mean more than endurance here ;-) ), and I think I did mention, (didn't I?), that the ride manager or head vet could also be relied on to set the fastest acceptable pace to be set for the new folks. I don't know who says, but I know this type of rule would be a *real benefit* for some folks, since they don't know or can't control themselves. This rule is created as an aknowledgement that endurance riding is a Why? On what grounds? IMO it is exactly the WRONG way to What is the right way?
I'll get out my Bylaws and check later, but I've had more than my fair share of creating corporations and the legal system, and legal matters are flexible, if change is determined to be in the best interest of the organization. I'm pretty sure that if we create the *racing* part of Endurance (with no time restrictions and full on personal freedom to the max) as a privilege to be earned (READ THIS FOLLOWING PART WELL - IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO WHAT I'M SAYING - by the new folks and those with a financial interest in overlooking the long-term best interest of the horse in the first few "performances"), instead of a "right" to be lost, we'll be miles ahead in the future. jmo Lisa
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