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On Jan 15, 2008, at 10:53 PM, Steph Teeter wrote:

> This is exactly why I'm starting the WEE (world endurance  
> exchange... or whatever) !
http://wee.endurance.net/
http://www.endurance.net/wee/

A bit more on this. Basically, WEE is about people finding people who  
want to meet people in other parts of the world - with the focus  
being the sharing of rides.

It's really based on the concept that  --

My backyard is very familiar to me and I ride it every day. But to  
you, my back yard is an exotic destination which, when you come  
visit, has a horse and trails to ride!

You come visit me, spend a week and we ride - I come visit you - we  
spend a few days and WE RIDE.

so that's the basics. WeE is intended to help people meet people with  
the focus being distance riding.  At the technical level, the WeE  
site is a dating site. Steph hates to hear me characterize it that  
way though:)

Now there are many kinds of distance riding, there are world level  
FEI events where riders (and horses) are competing for world ranking;  
there are national events - AERC, AERA, .... every country basically  
has one or more groups doing sanctioned distance events. There are  
equine destination resorts/spas/ranches - Maryanne Gabbani is a good  
example; as is Sky Coruthers in Patagonia and Lari Shea on the  
beaches in California.  And then there are riders - all of which have  
training trails and horses that need ridden.

I'm putting various "rides and events" into the WEE, these are now  
events which I know about, events which may help catalyze the growth  
of the network of ride sharing, events at which I know some sharing  
is already going on. So when you go to the WeE, you'll see selected  
events from around the world.

But anyone who joins can add their own events, be they a 10 mile  
training loop that you ride every other day or a grand Owyhee  
Fandango which (we hope) will have live internet video feeds to the  
whole world!  By adding an event, you are saying to the endurance  
world, come ride my trails! come share with me the beauty of what  
endurance really is.

If you are a Ride Manager or Organizer, add our events! if you are a  
rider going to a particular ride and have a spare horse, join that  
event and see others who may want to come to the event but don't have  
a horse.

The WEE is an evolving experiment. It builds on the years of travel  
and friendships which Steph has experienced in this  endurance  
community and tries to provide an "endurance venue" which encourages  
others experience the joys of sharing.

Nostalgic break:) I remember the first time I met Leonard Leisens  
from Belgium. He had flown in to Salt Lake City and we (steph&I) were  
passing through from Idaho headed to Crocket Dumas' 5 day Outlaw  
Trail. Steph & I had 4 horses with us and only 3 riders. Leo, and  
internet friend, was going to ride with us the 250 miles through the  
Butch/Sundance sliprock country of southern Utah. I remember thinking  
1) too bad quicksiver acted up and rolled him off her back during the  
test ride!!:) and 2) I hope Santini and Leo get along, its going to  
be a long ride .... Of course, Santini went on to not only finish  
Outlaw Trail, but to also carry Leo to off continent gold at the Pan  
Americans!! All thanks to Kat Swagart having saved a hard2handle  
Great Santini from the auction!! live is very interesting:)

jt


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