sportsmanship & more

[SDT <sharon@dolantruax.gardnerville.nv.us>]

On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Angela C McGhee wrote...
>>Good post but unfortunately the biggest trouble of riding up front is 
>>that>there is normally someone who wants to win.

How true Angie but I wonder if runners in the New York or Boston marathon
that run up front practice such poor sportsmanship such as blocking other
runners from the aid stations etc?  Also I wonder how track meets make it
with competitive runners not reaching out and tripping someone? Being
competitive is no justification for unsportsmanlike conduct. If we want to
be taken seriously as a sport then we must practice professional behavior
not only in the sportsmanship department but in the rules department and
the *putting the welfare of the horse first* department.  End of preach!!

See you on the trails!

Sharon
West Region


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