Re: Fwd: RC: Ride Meals, Entry Fees and LD BC

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

I think I mention "pulsing down" so much to make the point that order of
finish in an LD is NOT necessarily the order in which you ARRIVE into the
finish.  Hence, racing in doesn't mean anything if your horse isn't able to
recover and pulse down before the guy hot on your tail does (which is a
JOKE....I don't think people are racing in and if they are, having to pulse
down and meet 60bpm to finish should discourage that.)


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Endure4fun@aol.com
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  Fwd: RC:  Ride Meals, Entry Fees and LD BC
> Date: Thursday, June 08, 2000 8:48 PM
> 
> In a message dated 6/7/00 9:40:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> mmieske@netonecom.net writes:
> 
> <<   Last year my daughter's horse
>  pulsed down first (she was also 1st across the line but that is not
>  recognized), I was 3rd to pulse down but I won BC. They didn't even
>  announce the other placings even though they scored the first 6 (maybe
ten)
>  riders in.  She was kind of bummed.  I don' >>
> 
> I'm sorry but you keep talking about your horses "pulsing down 1st, 3rd
etc" 
> That isn't the only criteria that is looked at I hope.  The vets are
supposed 
> to look at the overall picture, not just the pulse.  Some horses will
always 
> come down faster then others, it's in their genetic makeup, but this does
not 
> mean they should get a BC, there are other factors involved.  I have a 20

> year old mare that hasn't been ridden in over 3 years.  I could take her
on a 
> 25 mile ride (I won't) and she would "pulse down" to 48 in less than 10 
> minutes, this does not mean she is in condition, it is just in her
genetic 
> background, something she has always done.   She would not deserve a BC
as I 
> know she would not be able to "continue on" as per criteria for
finishing, BC 
> etc.
> I didn't mean to get on a "soapbox" but "pulsing down" should not be the
only 
> thing looked at for BC.
> k
>