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Re: [RC] Gold Country Awards - TypeF \(Jackie Floyd\)That's an excellent idea on the marker! I'm gonna go right out right now and gussy up my bucket. I'll have the only one like it! :) And I do have one of those little blue Wadder buckets that I carry in my saddle bag and use it all the time (mostly because I lost my spunge which I have now replaced). It makes a nice alternative for a scoop, although you can't get quite as much in it. But the bigger collapsible bucket is going in my crew bag. Having had to go down to the streams to get water at the XP rides, I found it difficult to get my beet pulp ready by taking the little pan I had for it down to the stream and then manage to get back to my lunch spot without sloshing all the water out. Now I'll be able to get back with all the water I went down there for! :) Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "TypeF (Jackie Floyd)" <typef@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Ride Camp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Gold Country Awards Jackie, When I have gotten something without the name of the ride (except syringes...that doesn't work), I'll use a permanent marker and write the name and date of the ride and the distance, etc. :) I think a completion award is a completion award and will award "consolation" awards (such as the "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all" award), especially to juniors or newbies to let them know we know it sucks and we want them to try again. But even if I don't do that, some commiseration, encouragement and education go a long way, too. I put a LOT of thought, time and energy into my awards, big AND small and it bothers me when people can't bother to stay to pick up their award. I try not to take it personally but it galls me to give it early because they HAVE to leave (though their horse just did a tough 5 hour 50 in heat and humidity and face a several hour drive home), especially when it's a nice award and I was looking forward to letting everyone see it...kind of like Christmas morning for me...I know. I'm a selfish ride manager!! I tried a collapsible water bucket once and hated it. Please tell us if you really use it and like it after awhile. I have thought of that as an award before but think it's something some people will love and some will hate. :) Miles of Smiles, Maggie Mieske mmieske@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://arabianquest.com/samaha_arabians.htm "So many of our dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable." Christopher Reeve =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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