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RE: [RC] re: Steph's comments - Mcgann, BarbaraCindy, I faithfully read ridecamp, and very seldom respond, but for some reason, today you've got me going!!! Steph managed to say what I was trying to, only so much more eloquently. Its just semantics.... Your last statement, though, has brought me out of lurkdom again..."It never was meant to be something that just any person on any horse could do". Wow, and that's the very reason I started riding in endurance in the early 70's....cause it was something that any person on any horse could do, given enough blood, sweat and tears, and love for your horse! You didn't have to have a beautiful horse, you didn't have to have fancy tack, you didn't have to belong to any elitist part of society. You could just take your lopp-eared, ugly headed, spotted, unregistered morgan, grade, arab, qh or whatever you had and go do it! Many, many of the early riders got started just using whatever horse they happened to be riding at the time. I agree with your middle class analogy, however, I think it's the other way around. I think there are really only a FEW (relatively) chronic LD'ers who just do it cause its easier; and only a FEW FEI'ers. The vast majority of endurance riders are in the middle and go back and forth between distances - 25's and 50's (I can't speak for the 100 milers) as circumstances dictate. Barb McGann -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Collins Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 15:07 To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] re: Steph's comments Hey, Steph. I respect and admire you and you make a great case for your opinion. However, we will agree to disagree. The only way I'd buy your idea is IF there were defined levels, like intro, novice, etc. However, most of us got into this sport for the "purity" and simplicity. Yes, I do feel like a dinosaur and do feel the sport has done like the economy: the middle class is getting pushed out. There's the LD crowd and there's the FEI crowd and the rest of us are feeling homeless. Ridecamp is the only place we seem to have these discussions and I appreciate you creating the forum. We just disagree on the definition of the sport. I believe you will win this one in the end, but I will feel the sport has lost something precious. It never was meant to be something that just any person on any horse could do...I'll say that when I can no longer ride 10 milers, much less 100 milers. Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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