Re: BC award -- was Re: Norco Ride

["Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@cruzio.com>]

Just remember, AERC rules say a BC award must be available, but they don't
say one must be given.  Perfectly legal to refuse awarding a BC if, in the
vets' opinion, no horse was deserving of it.  It's not an award given to one
horse based only on his score in relation to the others' scores.

Barbara McCrary
West region director
Chair-Rules Committee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Brown" <sbrown@wamedes.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Cc: <Vallonelee@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:06 PM
Subject: RC: BC award -- was Re: Norco Ride


> Lee said:
> >
> > I was proud of the Head Vet who decided not to give a BC award as he
felt
> > that all the horses that were eligible were not BC material.  I applaud
his
> > committment to the welfare of our horses and I feel he made a powerful
> > statement with his decision, and one that we should all fully support.
>
>
>
> This brings up something I hadn't really thought about before.  I had
assumed
> that the BC award was for the horse in the best condition at the end of
that
> ride when compared to the other 9 top-tenners at that ride...the one with
the
> highest vet score of the 10.
>
> Is there a minimum vet score that they must get in order to get a BC?  Is
the
> BC award not relative to the other horses in that run or is it a
comparison to
> the ideal where you must reach a certain level in order to be eligible?
>
> Sue
>
>
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