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RE: [RC] riders set for 120km race - Bob Morris

What you all fail to see is this is the current trend in Endurance on a world basis. This is the trend that AERC-I is playing with. This is the game that those with the most influence in World-Wide Endurance are playing with. While the money amounts are tremendous in our sphere it is pocket change for those now influencing the rules.

 

When will you, the members of AERC, the participants of endurance competition, realize that you must make the AERC Board of Directors cognizant of what you want for the future and then make sure they convey these desires to the USEF, our representative to the FEI.

 

Wake up and act!

 

Bob

 

Bob Morris

Morris Endurance Enterprises

Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beth Walker
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:14 PM
To: Ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] riders set for 120km race

 

Heck - I'll bring my .45  -- you can bet I won't be ON the horse  :)

 

Seriously - when big money gets involved, the sport quickly devolves to where only the rich can play.   I also think that the welfare of the horse takes a nosedive, as the people paying the bills (and the salaries) are interested in winning results as quickly as possible.  

 

 

On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:51 AM, CTH wrote:



Hay Susan

I will come along to laod your gun for you

Paddi

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:15 AM

Subject: Re: [RC] riders set for 120km race

 

My feeling is that if $154,000 cash prizes are what we need to liven up endurance riding in this country, I’ll volunteer to sit by the side of the trail with my rifle and take pot shots as riders go past.  I’m guessing things would get pretty lively in short order, and the horses and sport probably have a better chance of long-term survival.

JMO.

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM

 

> We need a few rides like that here in our country to liven things up a bit.

>Bob

 

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