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Re: [RC] WEC trails - Steph Teeter - rides2far>>>>>The only way to improve the longevity of endurance
horses is to reward it. Changing the layout and venue of the
courses won't make a bit of difference. In fact, if you lay out a course
where the prize goes to the luckiest idiot, you are going to have a lot of
idiots out there trying to get lucky and a lot more lame horses caused by
unlucky idiots.
This is one of the best quotes I've seen in a very long time, I would add
that we will all have to bite our tongues while the lucky idiots are glorified.
It's a delimma how we can still reward what I consider a desirable
quality...speed, without encouraging riders to be too reckless and ride a fast
horse *too* fast. If anybody gets any ideas, I think that's a great discussion
topic for AERC too.
Angie McGhee
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