On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:13:06 -0700, you wrote: >I would hope that people get a clue and NOT copy what those people (World >Championship riders?!?!?!) are doing.
Having seen the British team do generally pretty badly at the WC, I got all fired up thinking I would try to find a good horse and get back into competition riding, as in terms of placings etc I did better 15 years ago than the Brits are doing now (yes, I know standards have changed etc etc etc). We have some bloody good horses on the team, including one that has won at a recent Nordic Championships, and the riders are OK as well. Then I got to thinking some more - I wonder if part of the reason the Brits don't do any better now than we did years ago is actually to do with our attitude to our horses? Maybe we just don't push them that extra bit, don't train them that bit hard enough etc. (and I'm glad we don't). Saying that, one or two of the team members are really, really competitive, and they get a lot of help from some of the top European riders. How long will it be before they find out exactly what they need to do to win? : ( So I don't think I will bother to try to get back into competition riding in a serious way..... Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
