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At 11:08 AM 7/29/2006 Saturday, you wrote:

> I love a winner as much as the next guy--but a one-race winner to 
> many of us is not a champion.  To be a real champion in this sport, 
> a horse and rider need to persevere ("endure" if you will--what a 
> concept!) for MANY miles, and still come home able to go 
> again.  THAT is what the AERC used to be about--and that is one 
> reason that it has lost its luster for many of us.
>
> Heidi

Very well put. Those were the exact words bouncing around in my head 
but they were not arranged nearly as well. Thanks, and I agree. I 
also think that multi-day rides are bringing back the luster for me 
because they are a much better test of endurance riding the same 
horse over several days.
Don Huston 



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