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Bravo Ilex. ;)

lol. No, I just act it. I hit your age yesterday. ;)

I'm really impressed with two of the solutions offered--requiring the rider to receive several scores of 6 in order to move up and offering more in the way of education. There are many good and valid...

HeyYouNags, I'm so glad you showed up to play. One more to kick sand at. Now, we just have to find Velvet! [evil cackle]

Well said, Rebecca. Although I haven't contributed on the national level (or to the extent you have), I've done my best with my local GMO and have been involved for the same length of time as you,...

Some of us don't have enough extra to make the sacrifice is the point I'm trying to make, and you are missing. Yes, you made a sacrifice, but clearly you could afford it. For some of us, sacrificing...

At the risk of sounding cantankerous, not everyone can make the sacrifice, and I mean that literally. Not only is there the travel, food, lodging expense, but (in many cases) people would have to...

Relax Fiona, I'm FedExing the Prosac as we speak, and you'll have it by 3 pm EST today, which means you're on your own for about another 7 hours. ;) Why don't you just back away from your computer...

Don't worry Bluey--Egon, Fiona, and I have a long and tortured (just kidding) history. This is not insulting to us in the least. ;)

Eggy, I'm not sure why my email isn't working. It hasn't...

I have been a participating member for approximately 20 years and have never been asked for any feedback on rule changes or anything else.

I also noticed this, which I had missed when I first read...

I come here to grovel at Fiona's feat (and feet) and collect material for my great American novel, Of course, no need to mention that much of the material is coming from a limey. ;)

Welcome Melanie and congratulations on having recognized such a superior horse before he was a proven international competitor! I enjoyed learning Floriano's history.

Yankee Lawyer, I empathize with your frustration. Many of the officials of these governing bodies are out of touch. They either have deep pockets or have sponsors with deep pockets, so they have no...

Now I do "get" exactly what you are saying. And, this is why I'm hoping our local GMO is able to hold the L judge's program this year so that I can audit. Your points are well taken.

Born to Ride, she was talking about Hitchin and me, so quit trying to steal our thunder, wouldya? :lol:

Actually, I know a number of people for whom this doesn't hold true. They are the people I mentioned earlier who got a very late start riding and want to ride the FEI levels before they pop off. ;)...

I agree with your comment about the 60% score for the incredibly well-ridden test on an ordinary horse but differ on the rest. Even my husband, who is most definitely not a horse person, can tell the...

What hitchin said. That is definitely the best course of action.

Actually, the best thing to do is ignore rather than being rude. Then let the moderators do their job of closing the thread, editing it, chastising the offending poster, or whatever they see fit....

In a perfect world, I would agree with much of your logic. But I'm more of a pragmatist, so I'm disagreeing (politely--unless you push me too far, then out comes the frying pan). ;)

I really think...

If this proposal is really about abuse, the USDF is completely missing the boat. Sure, I've seen some lower-level riders give an accidental poke with the spur or clumsy half halt on the reins to...

Lovely young horse! I made the mistake of not taking pictures of my youngster when he was gorgeous and agonized through three years wondering if I had made a colossal error in judgment. LOL. At least...

Job, school, and horses are making an "honest" (cough, snort) woman of me. Actually, I logged on because I wanted to read people's opinions on the USDF's proposal for "Movin up." Then I stumbled on...

Erin, don't jump ship. You have a knowledge of the various posters that no one else has and can head off problems before they start because you know the dynamics of certain on-line relationships. I...

I think it would be a pity to deprive riders of the benefit of getting experience at the upper levels on a schoolmaster. If the horse is not quite through enough or the lateral work lacks impulsion...