Re: 50 Mile Championship Race
Linda S. Flemmer (bluwolf@earthlink.net)
Tue, 04 Nov 1997 15:37:31 -0800
> > From: Debbie Zanot
>
> > For various reasons, whether it be time,money,or not the
> > right horse, people choose to do 50's only.My question is why isn't thee a 50 mile
> > championship ride for horses who have never do 100's? Do you think there would be a
> > interest in this type of an event? We feek if there were such Regional Championship 50
> > mile rides it would encourage more new members in to the sport. What do you think?
>
> I agree that a 50 mile championship would be great. We are only riding
> 50's as we both hold down (more than) full time jobs, and at least one
> of the horses is too old to do too much more than that. While I don't
> know that we'd ever win a championship, it would be a realistic goal to
> participate! As the present system works, we have little incentive to
> work towards the 100 mile championship. Some folks may use the 50's to
> "move up", but a lot of us are happy at that distance (or for others,
> even the limited distance rides).
>
> I strongly support the idea of a 50 mile championship!!!
>
> Linda Flemmer
> AERC member
> Blue Wolf Ranch
> Bruceton Mills, WV
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