I am looking forward to
next year, when hopefully I can once again, attend your wonderful
ride. I haven't been able to ride for a long time, and I'm just now
getting back in the saddle. Your ride is the BEST!!!! I
only hope you don't get tired of doing it. Gorgeous trails in the
mountains, a beautiful campsite, lot's of people and horse goodies, scads of
friendly volunteers, and well organized........what more could one
ask????
I would ride *this* ride
again and again with no awards!!!!
Linda
OK, I have read all your posts, and I can see
something from both sides. I am not a competitive person in any way, so I
have a hard time relating to someone being upset because other people received
the same award they did without completing the ride. That seems very petty
and selfish to me. But, on the other hand, there are those of you out there that
find it important to be recognized for completing the ride. So, I will
solve this entire issue and send "completion certificates" to everyone who
successfully completed the Gold Country ride. We always send everyone
their vet card and completion results, so the certificates will be
included. So, any of you who came to Gold Country, be patient in receiving
all this, as it may take us a few weeks to get the paper work
together.
The certificates will satisfy this argument as to
whether or not it is in violation of AERC rules to not give a "completion
award".
I believe that the spirit of our club is for
everyone to come to our ride and have FUN! If they come to compete, I hope
they can still have fun in the process. We will continue to give
out our "participation awards" and hope that everyone can just move on and GET
OVER IT!
