ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] 1 More Time - Timberon

[endurance] 1 More Time - Timberon

Dinah (dinah@vermontel.com)
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 18:12:19 -0400

>I believe that this is not such a hot idea. How many times have you seen
>requests on how to remove numbers, do you want 4 or more numbers on your
>horse? An argument could be made that you would only have to mark your
>horse for the first ride of the year and it is there for the season.

I totally agree! Some of us HATE old numbers on our horses. I feel sad when
I see a horse show up at a ride with an old number. It seems like poor
grooming and/or no one cared about the horse very much. (Personal hangup --
I want our discipline to be well thought of by other disciplines, and not
hear, "look at those endurance riders, they don't even bother to . . .")
Also there are some of us who do other things with our horses. We fox hunt,
drive competitively, and show in Dressage from time to time. As a manager I
would rather deal with the paperwork. And what about first time horses that
don't have AERC numbers?
Furthermore, the numbers always make me think of horses going to the killers
:(.
Golly Gee, I didn't realize I felt so strongly about it.
Dinah