Re: Different milage buckets

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

But if that's the case (it's the riding not the records) then why even be a
member of AERC? (I know there are tons of other reasons.  I am just making
a point!!!) I am not grumbling about ride fees....the other day I was
actually trying to budget our rides for next year....the minimum # of rides
we wanted to attend, what we hoped to ride and on which horses, etc.  It is
important to me to get miles on these horses and do well.  Well, when I
tallied up the MINIMUM, not including any rides that we might just decide
to go to on the spur of the moment (if we have any money to do so!), I was
shocked.  I didn't figure in any other expenses except ride fees.  It was
several thousand dollars.  Our ride fees in Michigan are VERY reasonable
but I also know AERC gets their fair share of it (in addition to my dues). 
This has nothing to do with not appreciating ride managers because I do. 
To be absolutely honest, and this may hurt to admit it, I can ride miles
and miles of trails here at home and when we can't afford to go to a ride
that's what we do instead.  So I guess the mileage does mean something
after all.  I hope this doesn't make me evil or anything.

Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
McBain, Michigan
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske


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