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Post by millim on Dec 17, 2010 2:41:27 GMT -5
Hallo Everyone, All-SIM Endurance Club has opened it's doors to everyone interested in the sport. January races are open and if there is enough people entering horses, I will open couple new races. Also I would like to wish you all happy holidays! Winter greetings from Finland! Milli M
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Post by aeolus on Dec 21, 2010 9:21:12 GMT -5
I would be happy to join and compete... but....
Ummmmm.... You're allowing three year old horses into endurance races?
Why would titles be based off points?
Why on EARTH would three year olds be doing any racing?!?! You have a three year old appaloosa colt racing a ~40mile race (60k).
I can totally understand making exceptions for sim because, yah, it's sim, but have a three year old welcome in any race level, points based endurance racing, etc..
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Post by Tessa on Dec 21, 2010 9:30:44 GMT -5
Hey ladies,
Any more needs to be PMed please
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Post by aeolus on Dec 21, 2010 11:03:28 GMT -5
I toned down my post a bit, upon re-read it was harsh. I'm not trying to bash anyone for starting an endurance association - I would LOVE an active association to compete in. But I really want to see one that has the rules/regulations/awards given on a somewhat realistic level, otherwise it just takes all the joy out of it for me.
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Post by aeolus on Dec 22, 2010 0:29:10 GMT -5
I had a couple of people PM me about why giving points would be inaccurate for an endurance association.
In endurance, everything is based off of miles that you/your horse have finished. To finish is to win. True, there are payouts and year-end standings, but for lifetime achievement awards mileage is all that matters.
TO FINISH IS TO WIN. That means, if you finish a race, no matter how you placed, you should get some sort of award. All finishers are given something at the race (might be a hoof pick, an LED light, shirts, etc) + they add those miles to the horse and rider's lifetime mileage.
This way, anyone could earn their way towards a 1000 mile award, even if they stopped to smell the daisies and their horse is named Ginger and does kid's pony parties on weekdays.
(Ginger is an ugly old range horse with three different brands and can barely get out of her own way. There's no way she's winning a race, unless everyone else dies. She's a tough old bird so that's always a possibility - she'll probably be the last horse living, ever. Still, she does the miles, so she gets that medallion by golly, and sports it proudly on her cow pasture's barbed wire fence. She's a champ.)
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Post by millim on Feb 9, 2011 7:13:05 GMT -5
Aeolus: I didn't take your PM harsh . I'm taking suggestion always in, but please via Star Ave. Now the rules have been changed so that the horses are collecting kilometer instead of points. Not all get the points, but top tens. Hope this change helps everyone with taking part into the new project! There is also new show that winner will be awarded a raced ASEC owned horse in the end! It is a free pick!!!! Milli M
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