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Re: [RC] New Horse Goals - rides2farSecond, as for first-year goals--I think they SHOULD be quite attainable, What I meant was, you don't say, "O.K. you can have 3 finishes and we won't let 2 pulls be held against you...don't want anyone disappointed." I've watched my kids leave trophies in the car that they got for "participation" in a softball tournament where they lost twice straight and were eliminated. Who wants an award for that? Then I saw our school not give trophies to our football team when they'd had the best season in the school's history...couldn't afford them...though these are the same kids that have dozens of trophies for nothing. I'm getting close to being ready to start a new horse. In our part of the country you could do 3 rides in the Spring, one per month, take the summer off, and do a couple in the fall. I think that would be a pretty big accomplishment...but then again I didn't mention one year. I said *eventually*. If someone wanted to take 2 years to get 5 completions that was within my proposal. I'm seeing horses doing sub-5 hr. 50's right out of the box. I've done it myself so can't point fingers, but I'm not going to do it again. I've talked to quite a few riders with lots of miles and seems like they all get a more long term perspective. They've won, and they've started over, and they've been pulled. Then they decide what they really want is a horse that will let them go to lots of rides and not go lame. Heck, this may be more of a goal for people who've mellowed with miles. I'd just like to put some real goals out there that benefit the horse when met. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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