>>>Any thoughts of moving it into later April or early May? I
know the schedule is very tight that time of the year - but the weather is
usually better.
The schedule is jam packed in May. I like her date. You just don't expect
5" of rain when you say, "It might rain". Heck, last year it snowed. :-P
Trace Tribute was one of the few rides this year that didn't require some
cash with their pre-entry. Almost everyone requires $20 when someone pre-enters
which will at least cover the cost of the T-shirt & some incidentals. I
think everyone who pre-entered but didn't show should *at least* pretend they
had to send in a deposit and give them that. Why punish them for being so
lenient with us? :-)
As for going multi-day to lure crowds in from long distances...I'm closer
to wanting to do Randy's "small backyard ride". I could hire one experienced
ride vet, one local "trainee", have a couple of locals time, take maybe 50
entries, tops, certificates for completion, fun awards, and just have a low key
local ride. Riders have bought such big rigs these days there's not room for a
big ride at an awful lot of good sites. Unless they start doubling up instead of
bringing one horse per Peterbuilt, we're going to have to scale down entries
anyway.
