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[RC] How it looks (was: Pull codes, etc.) - k s swigartSandy said: From all the emails all I can gather is that some people are too sensitive to how their horse's marks make them look. Help me here, because I didn't know that that was part of what AERC was about...I don't get the problem I guess. Pretty much the ONLY reason the AERC keeps records and publishes them (and gives awards to participants and public banquets) is because people are sensitive to how their horse's marks make them look. Recently, the AERC has been making noises about using the information collected to do research about the capabilities of horses, and some people have (and will continue to) use the information about specific rides and riders to see if they want to do a ride themselves and formulate a strategy for it. But mostly it is about recognition (either good or bad) for the performances of individuals. So mostly, people care about how it looks to whoever is reading it. And the AERC would do well to recognize this, since the publication of its records is one of the few tools that the AERC has with respect to reward or punishment for different types of behaviour at endurance rides (the only other one it has is to deny entry to future rides). If people didn't care about how their records look, then there would be no reason for publishing the information with names attached to it. kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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