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RE: [RC] LDs - heidi

Well, there are folks who won't like your idea, but of course, you darn well 
know that.  Personally my problem has always been with the "L" word.  I am 
older and have a variety of infirmities but really hate for anyone to refer 
to me as "L"ed in any way.  I had hoped to move up to 50 this year but had 
the other knee replaced in Feb. instead.  Maybe next year I'll become a real 
endurance rider.  As of now I refer to myself as a 25 or 30 mile distance 
rider.  Just can't say that "L" word.  :>) 


So what would be a better name?  "Novice" was considered, but there are
a lot of folks who ride LD who are far from being novice.  "Short"
didn't really have the right connotations, either.  I've really never
heard any other suggestions that weren't either inaccurate or had even
worse connotations than "limited."  And the adjective "limited" refers
to the noun "distance"--it is the distance that is limited, not the
horse or the rider.  While I sympathize with the "limitations" of the
name, I think it is easy to invest far too much into the name, instead
of just going and riding.  I've never given the name a second thought,
personally, even when it was ME that was too "limited" to ride 50... 
;-)

Heidi


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