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Re: [RC] re: 100 milers...speed vs. tradition - Barbara McCraryA few years ago, a generous person offered to pay the sanctioning fees and contact the necessary personnel to augment our 100 mile ride and make it FEI sanctioned for the purpose of allowing riders to qualify. We had no problems that I ever saw, and in fact, our regular personnel liked the vet boxes so much that they set them up this way now, even if our ride is not FEI sanctioned. The primary reason I don't FEI sanction is the extra cost, the extra organization necessary. I do ALL of the organizing, the contacts, the paperwork, the rider database, the printing, etc. for our ride. It is a labor of love, but it has a limit. That limit is the extra work of sanctioning with FEI. I offered the job to anyone who wanted it to be FEI sanctioned, who would do that extra work and pay the extra costs. I haven't had any takers. I also can't say that having it only AERC sanctioned has caused any reduced attendance. As far as the difference in attendance between the 75 and the 100 (twice as many 75s as 100s), as my daughter has said, "Offer a choice and the riders will choose the easier ride." I suspect she is right about this. Fortunately, there ARE just enough hard-core 100 mile riders to make it worth while. Barbara McCrary, ride mgr. Swanton Pacific 75/100 "The Most Beautiful Trail in the World" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [RC] re: 100 milers...speed vs. tradition "...There is a bit more protocol about going through vet checks. ..." Personally as a rider I like the more organized and predictable vet checks using the FEI system. When you are tired it is very much easier to follow an organized ritual than to try to figure out how things are being done at this ride. Walking out a pulse lane around and back in, is also a logical consequence of trying to gain a few seconds by taking your horse to the P/R person sooner than you should. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 (406) 642-9640 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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