Re: [RC] Why would somebody do this? - Barbara McCrary
Perfectly stated! I was on the board when
we adopted LD rides, and it was always our viewpoint that LD rides were to be
exactly as you stated. Somehow that changed over the years.
Some of us were brought into this sport when the general consensus by our
peers at that time was that LDs were training rides, were for novice
horses, or were to bring back more experienced horses to competition that had
been laid off. Maybe the majority of AERC members don't feel this way
anymore, but because of my background I find it hard to feel I have
accomplished much if my experienced 100 mile horse would win BC in an LD where
the majority of horses have never gone beyond the LD level. I would
really feel bad if because of my placing in the Top 10 with a very experienced
horse, I took away the opportunity for a novice horse who placed 11th to get
to show for BC.
