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> From: Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   New Nicknames
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:39:01 -0700
>
>   Carla wrote:
>     "You can't win for losing.  When I do a 50, I'm called a horse 
> crippler and when I do a 25, I'm called trail trash.  Let's find some 
> positive nicknames for each other and just enjoy each day we take another 
> breath with our horses."
>   Okay, I have a suggestion. Since endurance riding is challenging enough 
> to be a lifetime's avocation, with plenty of learning to do right up to the 
> last moment we spend in the saddle, how about this classification system:  
> 1) LD riders, no matter who they are, will be considered to be 
> "Kindergartners." They don't have to get up early, they learn some simple 
> organizational skills, but they basically get to play for half a day, and 
> have a snack and a nap somewhere along the way. This is tempting to all of 
> us from time to time. Some of us may never leave Kindergarten, and others 
> of us will need to return to it from time to time just to keep our 
> perspective. Don't we all remember Kindergarten with some special memories? 
> There's even a book titled "All I Need To Know, I Learned In Kindergarten." 
> It's a good book that all adults should read.  2) 50 milers will be known 
> as First Graders. They need be only slightly more experienced than 
> successful Kindergartners, they have to get up early and they can usually 
> expect to be present for a full day, as opposed to the half day of 
> Kindergartners. They have more responsibility, and should know more about 
> playing well with others.They can wear their "Big Boy/Big Girl" pants, 
> because they have fewer accidents. They will have a little more work ethic, 
> and while there is more work, there is usually more satisfaction to be had 
> in 1st grade. I know. I spent three years there. It represents some of my 
> best work.  3) And, all 100 mile riders will be known as 2nd Graders. They 
> sit a little taller in the saddle, and most of the Kindergartners and 1st 
> Graders tend to look up to them, and daydream about what it would be like 
> to be in 2nd Grade. They are more tired at the end of their day, but more 
> developed because of their increased efforts.They truly begin to feel like 
> big boys and girls. I remember I was the tallest boy in 2nd grade. I was so 
> proud. And I was only 14. Oh, and 2nd graders still realize the highlight 
> of the day is recess.
>    With this system, no one would take themselves too seriously. There 
> would be no high school or collegiate levels, reminding us that even with 
> plenty of years and thousands of miles, we are all still learning, and will 
> never graduate. Julie Suhr tells me she still gets as excited as a 12 year 
> old girl when she gets a new horse, and that she still feels like a 
> beginner at times. That's good enough for me.
>   Last one out on the playground is a rotten egg.       Dr Q



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