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RE: [RC] racing ettiquette, is there such a thing? - Jannelle Wilde & Adam FalkWhy is it proper ettiquette to stop while someone else's horse is drinking if it is a race? I never understood that. [Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk] I think that there are almost two events going on at the same time. One is a 'Race' and the first one across the line wins. Sometimes I am in that group. The other is a timed ride where you just want to finish with a healthy, sound, happy horse. Sometimes I am in this group. More often than not the two groups do not really cross paths. Some one who is out to cross the line first may know that their horse does not need to drink at a particular water spot and will loose valuable time trying to make it drink. I have been fortunate that when I am the slow one at the water, people have always asked if they can leave, and go away calmly. I always try to provide the same courtesy. We all use the same trail, but with different goals and needs. When I am going fast, I have rarely seen any other riders in front of me that are not trying to beat me. Once we passed a group of 25 milers toward the end of a ride, and we were moving out at a canter. The trail was wide and we asked to pass with plenty of room. The bottom line I think is that this is not a sport where we are getting paid lots of money to win, and I cannot think of any reason to place a "win" over the health and safety of a fellow rider or their horse. Adam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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