Re: RC: Why don't riders like to be judged?

[Nancy DuPont <Htrails@Earthlink.net>]

I am reading your post with interest but agree with Jim.  If you are riding
in consideration of your horse and have worked him through manners at home,
you get a good score. Not based on "someone else's opinion" but on a
standard the judge's abide by.  The ride was formed to use distance riding
as a format for promoting better horses and horsemanship.  If this was not
so, it would be like it was 20 years ago - when endurance meant only picking
up a broomtail and running like hell. No consideration, if the horse
dropped, so what, get another. I saw that. Endurance has changed
tremendously, for the better. I credit many of the organizers for this, like
Connie Berto, Dr. Cory Soltau and many more for caring.

At 11:47 PM 6/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Jim,
>It's not that I mind being judged.  When our club was giving horsemanship
awards
>(and also "best trail horse" awards), they were interesting and I liked seeing
>the judge's comments because it did help me learn.  I just feel, as do all
of the
>other riders in my club who I've talked to about it -- our club sanctions both
>CTR and endurance-- that it should be separate from the horse's score!   I want
>my horse judged on his condition, not how well we can do what someone thinks we
>should.
>Mickie
>
>Jim Ferris x223 wrote:
>
>> Why is "being judged" such a big problem? I fail to understand why most
>> endurance riders have a fetish against "being judged". CTR, particularly
>> NATRC, teaches you how to best care for your horse. Look at the results
>> at the Tevis over the past many years. NATRC riders completion rate is
>> over 90% whereas the average completion rate for the Tevis is around 50%
>> (all horses included). What does riding LD rides teach you? The horsemanship
>> judging in NATRC is designed to teach you how to take your horse cross
>> country and really learn how to take care of the horse. As for the judging
>> of the rider, this is meaningles unless it is to the benefit of the horse.
>> I will admit that our rules do not permit riding bareback (how would you
>> judge bareback riders?). As to the backing between two trees, this is a
>> necessary capability that a horse must learn (at least you admit you can
>> do it!).
>>
>> Sorry for the soapbox, but it really irks me that most endurance riders
>> won't even try CTR (NATRC). It is still the best learning place for
>> young horses, even if you want to do endurance. You will learn how to
>> take care of your horse so that he/she will continue to be usable even
>> into late age (read high 20's).
>>
>> -Jim
>>
>> > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:01:29 -0400
>> > From: "April" <adlee@bigfoot.com>
>> > To: <SANDYSROB@aol.com>
>> > Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>> > Subject: RC:  Re: Re:Looking for a horse
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>> > Hey, Sandy,
>> >
>> >   I'm new to endurance riding, but I'll say I will probably not do a CTR
>> > ride.  (Never say never).  For one thing, I ride bareback and many CTRs
>> > won't allow me to ride bareback.  Second, you get judged in CTRs.  I don't
>> > like that.  I'd rather get from point A to point B with a healthy horse and
>> > who cares if I can make him back up between two trees?  (We CAN, but that's
>> > not that point here!  :)  ).
>> >
>> > Third, a good place to start is LD (limited distance) rides.  Defined by
>> > AERC as "at least 25 miles but must not exceed 35 miles" (so that 5 mile LD
>> > is out, right guys???  :)  LOL).  They're held on the same day and from the
>> > same base camp as endurance rides (over 50 miles).
>> >
>> > Check out www.aerc.org if you haven't already.
>> >
>> > April & Apache (why can't she just shut up for once?)
>> > Chattanooga, TN
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