That was the big topic when the weather map looked like this.

And the footing looked like this……….

So…….. how do you decide when to play………

and when to run away……. so you can play another day………….

For fun I did a quick internet search…. “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

Maybe I was expecting a Magic 8 Ball answer………..

Instead the search on this subject produced……

A music video by The Clash

and about 14,876 self help books with subtitles like:

A Guide to Knowing if Your Relationship Can–and Should–be Saved

Every relationship has problems and challenges. But what if the problem isn’t in the relationship, but rather is in the mirror your partner?

A guide to making the ultimate relationship decision

OK, ok, back to the weekend………………

The rain was coming down………..

and down…………….

and down………………

The dressage arenas were the worst mud pits I’ve ever seen.

I was THRILLED to stay in the arenas and not slip over.

They switched cross country for stadium, and I racked up the time penalties while crawling my way around the slippery arena.

And the rain continued to fall…………….

Cross Country was the next day and the discussions became quite interesting………..

Should we stay or should we go……………….

For some, the choice to leave was clear and not up for discussion. Those people left after dressage and didn’t jump anything.

Some were staying no matter what…….. they would have swam run in a monsoon.

Comments I received…………..

Not worth the medical bills………..

Good practice for mud………………

I guarantee if you stay through Sunday you’ll leave with a ribbon………..

But the most useful comment I think I got was…………..

“WHY?!!!”

Almost all the professionals withdrew…….
All the regular leaderboard toppers withdrew……..

Only a tiny few stayed.

Bad Eventer was not one of them.