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[RC] Completion awards - Lynn WhiteWith all the discussion about ride awards it got me thinking about the ride that I am putting on and all the costs associated with it. Do any of the people complaining really know how much effort and up front costs there are involved with putting on a ride? Even before I decided to put on a ride myself I was darn thankful that there were local people putting on rides so I wouldn't have to spend nine zillion bucks on gas and wear and tear on my old truck to get to a ride 300 plus miles away. I don't ride for the completion awards, I ride for the satisfaction of finishing a ride and having fun. The completion award is a really nice mememto. I've gotten key chains that I was darned proud to get. Endurance is still the most economical of the horse comptetition sports around, and ride management has to do things to keep costs down. I'm not saying that I am skimping on the completion awards at my ride, but I'm not going hog wild either. Everything is going up, from gas and vet fees to food, supplies, and permits. I enjoy thinking of completion awards, but I'm not going to loose sleep over the size, type, or if someone is going to like it or not. There are much more important things to think about when managing a ride. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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