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> From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Kathy Copeland" <ponyup1@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   LD Riders "Trail Trash"
> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:32:40 -0800
>
> Excuse me, but who ever called LD riders "Trail Trash?"  I don't think 
> anyone ever did.  All we are saying is that it's a bit too easy to 
> over-ride a horse on a LD ride because some riders feel it is possible to 
> race the shorter distance.  Some horses might do it just fine, and others 
> might not.  Therefore, it is my opinion, and that of others, that 
> incorporating timing into a LD ride may be a dangerous thing to do.  If a 
> BC is offered, and it is offered to the top ten riders, it is very easy to 
> see that time element comes into play.
> I've heard this "you're treating us like second class citizens" thing for 
> so many years, I'm sick of it.  No one can belittle you without your 
> permission.  You're obviously proud of riding LD.  I was proud of riding LD 
> last August, after having been away from endurance riding for 3 years.  I'm 
> old, arthritic, and out of condition, but I don't care and I had a blast on 
> that LD ride.  My horse is new, I thought unconditioned (but he fooled me), 
> and I was experimenting to see how it went.  It went fine, and I don't feel 
> belittled one bit for having done "only" 25 miles.
> I think LD riders need to get over their feeling that longer distance 
> riders are belittling them.  I'm not convinced it's happening.  AERC is 
> just trying to protect horses that are not ready for racing from riders who 
> are inexperienced.
> That said, the by-laws state that "an endurance ride is defined as not less 
> than 50 miles."  So...what's wrong with that?
>
> Barbara
> In a grumpy mood about revisiting this same old argument that I lived 
> through all the years I was on the board.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kathy Copeland
>   To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:52 AM
>   Subject: [RC] LD Riders "Trail Trash"
>
>
>   Okay so here it is in a nut shell, I am a LD rider and just like all 
> other LD riders, it is of my own chosing for whatever the reasons may be.  
> Whether you agree with my choices or not, like me or not, want to call me 
> names or not, I don't really care!   I am "Trail Trash" but I am dam proud 
> of it, and happy to get to be "Trail Trash" and will continue being "Trail 
> Trash" for as long as necessary even if it is forever.  The rest of my team 
> is also Ditto on this.  I think everyone needs to just get over themselves 
> and get back on the trails.  Team Slow Poke will be out there whenever 
> possibel "Trashing the Trails".  By the way thanks to the person who 
> referred to us on a ride with this term so we could come up with our new 
> slogan.
>
>   Team Slow Poke   "Trail Trash and Proud Of It"
>   Kathy Copeland



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