<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial">....here is the answer.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" /> <font face="Arial"> </font><font face="Arial">The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed down from generation to generation, says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" /> <font face="Arial"> </font><font face="Arial">Here however, a whole range of far more advanced strategies and techniques is often employed. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Arial">Such as;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">1.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Change riders</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" /> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial"> 2.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Buy a stronger whip</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">3.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Do nothing. “This is the way we have always ridden dead horses”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">4.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Visit other countries to see how they ride dead horses.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">5.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Perform a productivity study to see if lighter riders improve the dead horse’s performance.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">6.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Hire a contractor to ride the dead horse. (Can be useful as a saddle when it comes to protecting your arse).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">7.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Harness several dead horses together in an attempt to increase the speed.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">8.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Provide additional funding and / or training to increase the dead horse’s performance.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">9.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Appoint consultants to study the dead horse and assess how dead it really is.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">10.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Re-classify the dead horse as “living impaired”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">11.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Develop a strategic plan for the management of dead horses.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">12.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Rewrite the expected performance requirements for all horses and modify existing standards to include dead horses.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">13.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Declare that, as the horse is dead it does not have to be fed, is therefore less costly, carries lower overheads and therefore contributes to the bottom line as much if not more than many other horses.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font face="Arial">14.</font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" times="" new="" roman??=""> </span></span></span><font face="Arial">Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position, with a glowing report, on condition he stays well away from your stables.</font></p>