I’ve seen Boyd ride multiple horses through a Nor’easter at Jersey Fresh (when I was crazy enough one year to go as a spectator in that weather; it didn’t seem that bad when I left, famous last words). His horse lost a shoe in front of us and my friend fished it out of the muck to give it back to a steward.
I wouldn’t think poorly on any rider who scratched because of weather, though. Every rider knows his or her horse best and personal level of skill.
Yeah. And if you do ride in the weather, you can pick up some improved placings toward year-end points after many others scratch. 
If you can’t event in terrible weather or terrible footing you would never event living in Ontario 
FWIW, I don’t have a problem with riders exercising their best judgment for weather.
I have a problem with riders who scratch because of XYZ, and then lambast the Show Organizers on social media for their decision. Or riders/competitors who enter an event and then don’t want to run in it the week of, and expect their money back.
Here was me thinking British Eventing was a mess but luckily I can come on COTH and see that USEA is in a far worse state. Makes me feel slightly better. At least BE is focusing on the grassroots while you lot carry on being screwed in the US!!
Oh, absolutely! It’s one thing to make a personal decision about the course, and quite another thing to do that.
Has anybody publicly criticized ED since this news broke? Anybody glad that things will be heading in a different direction from now on?
Don’t worry, Canada is even worse off hahaha
YES
I had someone want a refund from my show because it rained that day so they weren’t coming. The show was still running, sorry it rained?
I vaguely remember a comment earlier about someone posting on fb to criticize ED, but I can’t find the comment anymore. Either the earlier comment was deleted or lost in the haystack of this ocean-sized thread.
I also don’t remember who would have said such a thing to the world. The few ED critics I’m aware of don’t have the stomach to let their fans know that they pushed for this. For that matter, I doubt they even told ED what they thought.
It’s possible too that no one said “get rid of ED” outright. If there were a large number of little criticisms, USEF may have just decided getting rid of the management would give the appearance of taking action, like lousy leaders often like to do.
Cynically, it’s also possible since the anti-ED faction won, they have nothing to gain now by posting criticisms in defiance of the popular and well-respected figures who have come out in support of him. They can just “enjoy” their victory.
Apparently USEF itself doesn’t know in what “direction” Eventing is headed. They have to form a “task force” to decide what to do now. 
The notion that they cleaned house BEFORE forming the task force and having a plan just boggles the mind, and does not inspire confidence in the process! And with WEG looming so soon, it’s especially hard to understand, because it pretty much guarantees we will be scrambling to get a process in place for WEG selection and team training.
The good news for Canada is that we can (hopefully) qualify a team for Paris (whoops I said Tokyo originally) at the Pan Ams. (I’m not sure right now of our prospects at Worlds 2022 or if we even get a spot there).
Didn’t Tokyo have the last Olympics or is there a championship coming up there that I am missing ?
World Championships (what used to be WEG) will be in September 2022 in Italy for Eventing and Driving. Everything else I believe is in Denmark, not sure of timing.
AND isn’t WEG an Olympic qualifier? Only 3 years till Paris…
I think Canada is looking promising to send a decent team to WEG
Whoops I meant Canada qualifying a team for Paris 2024.
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