It's time to admit that maybe just maybe -
this was not an event set up by a bunch of horse killers to make money
- and move on.
It may also be time to admit that the pressure from all the
neigh-sayers (sorry, couldn't resist) might have made the race a safer
place for the Mongolian ponies, before moving on. And I don't for one
moment think that the race wasn't set up to make a bunch of money,
regardless of what use it was put to. Unlike AERC's ride managers, I
doubt the people who put on the Derby were hoping to "at least" break
even - you know they very much expected (and probably did) make lots of
money. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just saying...
This is the typical argument we hear all to often these days - the
yellers and screamers saved the day. First of all - we don't know if it
had ran without any changes if it would not have gone the same way.
There is not factual proof that any changes made any difference in the
outcome. If you want to claim that - show me your proof..
Secondly - this event in Mongolia had absolutely nothing to do with the
AERC. It was not an endurance ride as defined by the AERC or FEI.
Truman
-- “I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in
pseudoscience
“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
than in
pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any
meaning,
science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one,
of
being true.” Carl Sagan
