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[RC] Endurance and the Sweepstakes program - Lynne GlazerNow that the Nationals are over, I hope you'll be paying attention to the "rest of the Arabian world". I would be quite miffed to find out that you are planning to discontinue the endurance component of the Sweepstakes program. A lot of us bought horses partly on the basis of their Sweepstakes in utero entries, horses for whom a show career was never in the plan.Endurance is a showcase for this breed--it seems that apparently you guys think that only arena activities make this breed attractive to the average horse owner, I thought the Sweepstakes program was to incentivize participation. Your discontinuation of distance riding as a Sweepstakes category merely widens the division within the breed. Us vs them. I personally like a "pretty horse than can DO", (a "using" horse) myself. Guess I should be glad I didn't sweepstakes nominate my Lipizzan-Arab kid, though she could be competitive in one of your arena classes, dressage. Lynne 2 Sweepstakes horses: Celesteele (starting his first year of 50s) Rem-member Me (one top 5) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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