And besides being awkward to follow, endurance is not PRETTY
> From: kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [RC] A perfect illustration > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:11:54 -0600 > > I am planning on getting a couple endurance tickets but the fact is, how > much of the event will we be able to see? You get a day of dressage, you get > to see every horse/performance. I'm not sure what there is to see in WEG > endurance but for $25 I am willing to gamble ;-) > > Kristen > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp- > >owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k s swigart > >Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:27 PM > >To: Ridecamp > >Subject: [RC] A perfect illustration > > > >For anybody who would like to have a perfect illustration of a good > >reason that endurance will never be an Olympic sport, I provide you with > >the following price list that was sent to me as a USEF member with an > >opportunity to reserve tickets for the 2010 WEG in Kentucky. > > > >The Deposit prices, per series ticket, are: > > > >Opening Ceremonies $75 > >Dressage $375 > >Vaulting $250 > >Eventing $200 > >Jumping $375 > >Driving $150 > >Reining $300 > >Para-Equestrian $75 > >Endurance $25 > > > >With the next cheapest event (the opening ceremonies) being three times > >the price of endurance, and the biggest draw events (dressage & show > >jumping) being 15 times the price of endurance, the fact of the matter > >is, there is nothing in endurance riding that many people consider worth > >paying to see. > > > >This does not an Olympic sport make. > > > >kat > >Orange County, Calif. > >:) > > > >"Le meilleur que je sais les hommes le plus que j'aime mon > >cheval."--Catherine the Great > > > > > > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > 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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