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[RC] LD's vs 50's (morale?) - Jonni Jewellin light of the fact that he had been pulled from 2 races consecutively we both 'needed' a finish for morale and there is no way to test this if i don't race him...<<< Definition of morale: n 1: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose . Why do so many people think that their horses CARE if they finish a ride? (they don't keep track of mileage, or other AERC records on the wall of their stall, those are for us to keep track of and to fill our human needs) I hear more riders say that they "let their horse down" when they failed to finish a ride, like the horse is mad at the errors they made. Simple errors, that caused no harm to the animal, such as going off trail, caused them to not finish.( I think horses are less than happy when we hurt them...but could give a flip about having a pull code next to their name) While a rider may feel the need for their own morale to finish a ride when they have had some pulls, really, horses don't care..... But, I think we want to think they enjoy this sport so much, that they are "let down" when things go wrong. I think only highly competitive horses such as RO Grand Sultan have that competitiveness that would cause them frustration if they are not allowed to go on down the trail, when other horses might be leaving a vet check ahead of them.These are often the same horses who seem to be upset if they are not the ones loaded in the trailer to go someplace. Bet Rio does not read his AERC record either...nor does he care. Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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