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Re: [RC] Norco etc - Barbara McCraryI believe it should be mandatory for any complainer to manage a ride, and I mean MANDATORY. Although I have not heard of what the issue is, I can empathize with Lynne. Ride managers should not have to suffer complaints and whining and worse, abusive behavior. Positive suggestions should be polite and helpful....they inspire a ride manager to improve. But complaining just makes a ride manager rebellious enough to say or think, "Forget it! If you don't like the ride, you manage it next time." Barbara McCrary, ride mgr. Swanton Pacific 75/100 "The most beautiful trail in the world" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurie Underwood" <laurieunderwood@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Kristi Schaaf'" <iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: RE: [RC] Norco etc I've always believed that all riders should also participate in putting on a ride. The expense, pre-planning, hard labor and headaches attendant to putting on a ride are incredible, and ride managers need our help. It's a rare ride where the RMs turn away help because they have too many volunteers. There are many ways each of us can help our ride managers, before, during and after the ride. Just ask. You'll be surprised how much work there is to do. And after you see it from the "other" side, you become very grateful to be able to participate at all. Laurie Underwood -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kristi Schaaf Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:48 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Norco etc Sandy wrote: "Whatever the reason, I am saddened to know that one of the most conscienscious and capable RMs we have will no longer be offering her services. It is hard to work so hard only to have one attack drive you from that job." And here I was worried that parks management, the government and insurance companies would be the reason that we'll see a decline in available endurance/CTR rides. But AERC has lost a ride because of the complaining of participants, if I understand the post correctly. That stinks. Kristi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ============================================================ Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ People in Alabama swear by manure tea as an herbal remedy for colds. ~ Lisa Redmond ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ Personally, I shouldn't give a s--- where the other people on the course are, and if I find myself starting to concern myself over this, I remind myself that this is the first step on the road to overriding my horse and tell myself to "knock it off!" :) ~ Kat Swigart ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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