my letter on xc changes and safety is finally finished.

[Festive_Felicitations]

Could I add my name to the long list of people who would like to read it?
THANKS!

 

[ColouredFan]

Can you PM me too please?

 

[Eventerlad15]

Can I have a PM copy? Or an email?

 

[kerilli]

Ship, you aren't accepting PMs, so can't send it to you!
Gamebird, i was really misquoted in Eventing mag, drat it... it makes me sound as if i complain about Intro fences all the time like a pathetic wimp! and as if i'm happy to pony around on baby horses for the rest of my life. *huff*

 

[TPO]

Could I please read it too

Thank you

 

[little_pink_piggies]

Can you PM it to me please

 

[jumptoit]

Please can you PM it to me

 

[BBs]

Ive just read it, great letter and loads of interesting questions/points.

I have just been looking back at my time eventing. I started out with two intros, Moreton Morrell and Keysoe.
Both encouraging courses, they had to be, my mare got round them and she was the most spooky madam ever to walk this earth.
These courses served their purpose they got me into eventing (had been competing at RC Open HT/ODE) there was no such thing as skinnies or jumps into water - Intro had only just started.
From there I went PN, the good old courses like Syde Park, Tythrop, Goring. All these courses used big bold timber. No skinnies but caused a fair share of run outs/eliminations. These three courses were all good Hunter Type courses - by which I mean youd have a good size hedges, log drop, trakhners and undulating ground. These required attacking riding, and those who rode positively came home with happy faces, in just the same way when you jump you first big hedge out hunting.

I walked Aston le Walls PN course the other week, what I saw was a totally different type of course from the one even 3 years ago.
Im all for change, but I would have had to do my homework ie with skinnies had i been riding a young horse or inexperienced horse.
To me, with such a horse I like to be riding forward into a rthymn not hooking and killing the pace just to keep my horse straight, which, if riding a horse like mine can cause an argument as they are so enthusiastic about everything.
Im not say I go hammer and tong into a fence, check out my record, i have time faults

because i end up having to set the rthymn a lot slower so I dont have to be checking, kicking on, checking - equally I like to be competitive and its too expensive just to hack around so i feel im being penalised.

What im trying to say is, the old courses like i mentioned above all caused their fair share of problems, but didnt seem to cause falls/rotational falls like some of todays competitions.

 

[gabanna]

if you are not fed up already, please could you pm to me too, I really admire the trouble you ve taken to get various views.

 

[Shipley]

have cleared some more pm's but had room will pm you my email in case

thanks and sorry

 

[Saratoga]

BB - couldn't agree more....i did Aston PN the other week and thought it was the sort of course you wouldn't have got a few yrs ago...same with Goring this yr. It used to be a proper kick on type course but this yr it had about 6 combinations that made you ride backwards and 'show jumper' like due to tiny skinnies or turning questions that would be suited to a 14.2 pony i used to jump!!

Kerilli....love the letter, spot on.

 

[louisevictoria]

I would love to have a look, please could you PM it to me if it isn't too much trouble

thanks

 

[TableDancer]

Yes please, K

 

[icestationzebra]

Would like to see please

 

[Foxfolly]

I'd like to see it too please if thats OK...

Thanks in advance!!

 

[skye123]

If you wouldnt mind PMing it to me as please as would be v interested to read

 

[tiggs]

I would love to read it please PM or email ok. Thanks

 

[kit279]

Could I have a PM too, please?

 

[GinaGem]

Could you send it my way too please

 

[zefragile]

Hi, I would be really interested to read it too, if that is ok?
Thanks!

 

[BeckyD]

Please PM it to me, it's a topic that fascinates me and I've followed all the safety posts.

 

[Jess91]

Please may you pm it to me too? Thanks!

 

[Rhiann0n]

Thanks for the email, I've added my comments and sent it back.

I've said this privately, but would also like to do so publicly -

Huge congratulations for being sufficiently concerned and brave to do this - Three Cheers from everyone!!

Hip, Hip........

 

[Quarrybank]

If you've still got my email could you send to me or if not PM me.
Thanks. QB.x.

 

[Firewell]

Please could you PM me the letter too?

My mum gave up Eventing after a nasty accident and saftey interests me too. Thank you

 

[Holidays_are_coming]

could you PM it too me too please x

 

[beano]

Been following the posts on this with interest so would love to see the finished article if that's OK?

 

[ajf]

Can I be added to your huge list too please K?

 

[diggerbez]

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all i can say is WOW! made very interesting reading...BE must surely acknowledge the concerns raised. if they don't then i would send to publications such as H&H and eventing magazine etc...

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I think Kerilli has already had a bit to say in this month's Eventing mag

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ah good do! hopefully BE will be made to feel uncomfortable then if they try to ignore it!

 

[chocolate_sauce]

Hi, I would be interested in reading your letter too if you could pm me, thanks