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Re: [RC] Trail Judges - Tracy Cann - rides2farO> If riders are going to cheat, they are going to cheat. By far the majority of "shortcuts" I've seen taken were done unintentionally. When I heard some riders got ahead without passing other at Skymont I immediately knew where it had happened. I had ridden that trail while marking and didn't know it was a place where it could happen, but while in the ride itself it seemed so obvious... We were riding down an open pipeline, the trail turned right into the woods. You rode another mile or so and came out on pipeline again. I never knew till the day of the ride that where you came out was just about 150 yards farther than where you turned right. During the ride I just happened to be approaching the turn as a horse emerged back on the pipeline ahead and had I not already seen the turn I would have automatically followed that horse ahead. That's where this rider had taken a short cut...unintentionally. For this reason if you suspect someone has taken a shortcut don't automatically think they're cheaters. They may have made a very honest mistake that they're more than happy to remedy once the dust dies. Once management knows where these problem areas are (and it may take a few rides) it's their job to at least mark the fool out of it. Some rides have problems at the same spot over and over and don't have to. 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! ============================================================ Common sense should also be a part of the decision making process. If you see someone who doesn't have any, hand them your tool box. ~ Lisa Salas - The Odd Farm ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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