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Kat, I can't remember an FEI RACE where every entrant thought they  
would try to win... The WEC's and continental championships also have  
team competitions, and probably 80% of the riders are riding for a  
team medal for their country.  They're 'racing' in the sense that  
they are making their best effort, but only a few are racing with the  
goal of finishing first.

that said, I do agree that AERC works very well as an enjoyable  
equestrian sport because there is little pressure to win, or put in a  
maximum effort. I don't dispute this, and believe we are very  
fortunate to have a sport where we can have different goals and very  
little pressure on how we ride.  we are tremendously lucky to have  
this organization.

Steph


On Mar 12, 2008, at 8:21 PM, k s swigart wrote:

> Steph Teeter said:
>
> > Will it change FEI Endurance much?? who knows!
> > It's still a race - but somehow RACING the Tevis or
> > OD or Florac seems more 'grass roots' than RACING
> > a primarily flat course with vehicle assistance...
>
> I'll be honest with you.  Just the idea of holding an FEI  endurance
> RACE on a course like the Tevis course gives me the willies.  Tevis is
> hard enough as it is with 90% of the participants just wanting to  
> finish
> the thing.  If you had 100+ people entered in a course like Tevis  
> all of
> whom were racing for first place, it would be a nightmare.
> >>

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