Re: is this fair?

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

I like your thinking!

At 10:16 AM 1/21/98 -0600, Cyndi Craig wrote:
>OK, maybe it is time for a new 'controversial' topic, now that it seems
>we are done with the great ride time debate ;-)
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>i've been doing 25s for about a year. i am happy doing 25s -- i don't
>have time to train for longer distances - i have another horse i compete
>with in dressage -- and i don't want to do 50s. 
>
>i have been getting the feeling that the LD riders are the
>"stepchildren" of the aerc, although if you look at the dollars, the
>25-milers usually generate the most income for rides, just because there
>are more of them....
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>so here's a question for everyone.
>
>i recently received a mailing for a ride where they were priced as
>follows:
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>25 mile $55
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>50 mile $75
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>75 mile $100
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>i was a little disconcerted because i felt the 25s weree being asked to
>pay more than their fair share. if you calculate it on a per-mile basis,
>the 25s are $2.20 a mile, whereas the 75s are only 1.30 a mile...almost
>double for the 25s..
>
>i especially feel this is unfair for other reasons:
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>1) 25 milers only have one vet check
>2) most 25 milers do not spend an additional night at camp, where many
>50s, and virtually all of the 75s do.
>
>opinions? 
>
>cyndi
>
>cyndi.craig@chron.com
>donerail farm
>alvin, tx
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