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I meant to send this to all of ridecamp....



> Mel,
>
>     Just a couple(?) of years ago the Sweepstakes started to pay in the
100
> mile Arabian Regionals and National Endurance rides.  That will no longer
be
> the case starting with the 2006 season.  You will however be able to "win"
> some payback with your sweepstakes gelding by
> 1) pay the Sweepstakes an additional $100 annual fee (only payable in the
> years you wish to participate)
> 2) convince your ride manager(s) to shell out another $20 sanction fee to
> AHA
> 3) convince your ride manager to hire a AHA qualified Steward
> 4) convince your ride manager to submit a set of results to AHA
> 3) convince your fellow riders to cross enter the AHA sanctioned ride,
> 4) place in the top six of that ride (where you will earn "points" same as
> being in a Class "A" Horse show class
>
>     At the end of the year Sweepstakes will allocate an amount of $$'s for
> this "portion" of the sweepstakes payout, and will then divide those
dollars
> by all the points earned by all the participating horses, and then you
will
> receive a check based on the number of points you have earned.
>
>     I attended the convention and was present at the board meeting where
> this "latest" proposal was adopted.  It is very much different from the
> previous proposals, and I believe that the board was very short sighted in
> accepting this proposal.
>
>     We do have one remedy to this "insult".  And that is to beat them at
> their own game.  *If* (and I do not really believe that it would ever
> happen) every ride would dual sanction, and people with Sweepstakes horses
> *would* pay the $100 fee for just one year, and ride in all the sanctioned
> events, then the distance riders would take home the majority of the
> "sweepstakes point money" and *that* would make some people very
> uncomfortable :-)
>
>
> thanx eric
> Eric Rueter
> Rueter Consulting, Inc.
> Eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 865.988.4134(W)
> 865.599.3594(C)
> 865.986.5966(H)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mel Cochran" <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 6:57 AM
> Subject: [RC] Sweepstakes Nominated Arabs
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just curious,  Do any of you compete on sweepstakes nominated Arabians?
> Do
> > you get anything from having them enrolled in the sweepstakes program?
> >
> > I have an sweepstakes gelding and am wondering.  I get the impression
that
> > the sweepstakes program is more for horses in the show ring.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mel
> >
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