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Re: [RC] NATRC/AERC crossovers - Barbara McCraryActually, from my experience as an occasional drag rider, no...it isn't about fun. It's about being certain that all the rules are being followed and the horse is behaving and the rider is riding correctly. It's about arriving at a vet check and being certain that the horse recovers to 56 (I think) in record time. If I, as a drag rider, came into the VC, bringing up the rear, and I made the error of laughing loudly, or exclaiming that my horse just went through a Yellowjackets' nest and was hopping up and down, or whatever...that was a big no-no. No noise in the VC, please, because that tends to elevate the competitors' horses pulses and that cost points. I was scolded many times for that sin. I never seemed to learn that I was supposed to be quiet and only whisper to others.I, too, noticed that many riders were looking deadly serious. Also, the VCs were usually at the top of a very hard climb, and there was no water there that I can remember. The horses were judged on how fast they could recover to 56 after a long hard climb. I may be wrong about the water not being available, but I don't seem to remember any. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katrina Mosshammer" <ammosshammer@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: RE: [RC] NATRC/AERC crossovers LOL.. I just noticed while looking through the pics a second time that I only counted about 15 riders that were actually smiling. Of those 2 were kids and one was a drag rider. Everybody looks so serious. They need to remember to smile every once in a while :-) This is FUN! :-) Right? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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