HI! I SEEM TO REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK THERE WAS AN ENDURANCE RIDE THAT RAN ADJACENT TO HWY 395, RENO NV TOWARDS SUSANVILLE CA. I RECALL ALL THE AUTOMOBILES THAT WERE STOPPED ALONG THE HIGHWAY WATCHING THE EVENT, TO INCLUDE MYSELF. IT WAS WONDERFUL! THESE PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING TO RENO, FROM RENO TO CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON AND ETC. I KNOW THE RIDERS WERE OVERWELMED BECAUSE THEY KICKED THEY'RE HORSES OUT A BIT TO SHOW A SPUNK. FINALLY, THE RIDERS GOT TO SHOW A LITTLE OF WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT. I KNOW IT WAS PUT ON BY ONE OF THE NEVADA GROUPS. I THINK ABOUT THAT EVERYTIME I GO TO RENO. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THAT RIDE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED? TAKE CARE. GINGER
> From: dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Fw: [RC] Endurance in the Olympics > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:50:26 -0700 > > Reining seems to be making it's way into the Olympics, certainly not an old > "warfare" event. Pretty flashy to watch though. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 12:08 PM > Subject: [RC] Endurance in the Olympics > > > > Paul Sidio said: > > > >> It has been stated many times that Endurance Riding > >> will never be an Olympic Sport. The main reasons > >> given are that it is just too spectator and television > >> unfriendly. > > > > If you ask me, the main reason that endurance riding will never be an > > Olympic sport isn't that it isn't a spectator sport (and, btw, it still > > isn't a spectator sport even if you can sit in a stand and watch it, but > > that is beside the point); endurance will never be an Olympic sport > > because it isn't a human athletic endeavor and the IOC won't be adding > > an event that is the equivalent of giving out medals to horses. > > > > The other Olympic equestrian sports were included back in the days when > > there was still such a thing as mounted cavalry and the olympic events > > were, in many way, mock military trials. The only reason the current > > equestrian events are included in the Olympics is ... tradition. > > > >> Unlike marathons, which can be run in urban > >> locations in front of thousands of spectators, > > > > Actually, marathons (which only take 2+ hours not 10+) aren't really > > spectator sports either and the only thing that anybody pays to watch in > > the Olympic marathon is runners crossing the finish line, and even that > > happens between the other events that the people are there really to > > watch...like the 100 m dash. And, I contend, the only reason it is > > included is...tradition. > > > > kat > > Orange County, Calif. > > :) > > > > "If the end justifies the means, everybody is justified." John G. Beck, > > PhD > > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > 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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