Re: Endurance horse prices 1999

["Robert Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

I just love that comparison of <<It is exactly like the Volkswagen vs
Ferrari analogy. >>>

But remember, you put the race car driver in the VW and he will beat the
pants off the ordinary driver in the Ferrari.

This matches the endurance game since 95% of the riders are "ordinary
drivers" yet they profess to need the Ferrari in order to compete.

I still say they are kidding themselves!!!

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-----Original Message-----
From: Cheryl Newbanks <horsetrails@inficad.com>
To: 'Lif Strand' <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
Cc: 'Ridecamp' <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 2:23 PM
Subject: RE: Endurance horse prices 1999


>On Monday, January 25, 1999 11:47 AM, Lif Strand
>[SMTP:fasterhorses@gilanet.com] wrote:
>>
>> In other words, I think the bulk of the endurance community just wants
>> any horse that will complete rides well.  While this is what sets the
>> market prices, I just can't see it leading to a future of progressive
>> evolution of the sport of endurance racing.   So the question is - does
>> this matter?  Lif
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>Lif
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>Good point but I don't think it does matter.  There will always be mediocre
>horses and there will always be super horses.  If you want to win and
>actually compete then you'd be pretty motivated to buy the super horse.
> But if you are just riding for the pure enjoyment of endurance riding then
>a mediocre horse would do o.k. too.  It is exactly like the Volkswagen vs
>Ferrari analogy.  As for the future of progressive endurance riding, why
>change what isn't broke to begin with?  I'd hate to see it become totally
>commercialized and so high priced to compete that the bulk of the just
>average riders loose the opportunity to compete at all due to monetary
>issues. Just my $.02!
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