RE: [RC] Fw: [RideManagers_of_AERC] Race of Champions? - Teri
If you want a true champion you could also
have a format of
The top 5 horse and rider teams of each region
that can be awarded this title. Others can compete but only those in the
top 5 can be awarded.
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ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; rides2far@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Fw:
[RideManagers_of_AERC] Race of Champions?
In a message dated 7/29/2006 1:19:46 P.M.
Central Daylight Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I love a winner as much as the next
guy--but a one-race winner to may 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.
A friend and I have talked a lot about
this, and this is the format we'd actually like best. Not that either of
us would ever be in the running for any sort of championship, but a format that
rewards consistent strong performance over a ride season in terms of points
would best determine a National Champion. Second choice would be
something like the ROC, with ONE champion. Not even on the map is the
current NC, with ten national "champions" that no one (except those
ten and their families) can remember 3 days later.
