I'm sorry, but I don't get the
reasoning that you are automatically "second class" if you ride LD's. I've
only been in this sport for 5 years and I don't ride an Arab (well, I did at one
ride) ... even worse, I ride a gaited horse (Paso Fino). I have
NEVER felt "second class" when doing an LD or a 50. Or maybe I have been
treated "second class" but wasn't observant enough to notice. I've also
worked rides and have never seen anyone treat the LD riders any differently than
the other distance riders, except for those crazy Ride & Tie people who get
to go to the front of the vet line. :-)
If you are being treated "second
class", its probably because you are acting "second class".
"Can't we all ... just ... get along?"
Rodney King
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Personally, I would not want to go to a ride where I was planning on
riding LD, and would not get any recognition other than mileage. Some
folks may consider that distance as "just training", but for a (growing)
portion of the AERC membership - people are getting older, and some folks
just aren't up to riding 50 miles, but still want to be part of the AERC
community. I see no reason to attend a ride where I would
automatically be classified as "second class".
