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I'll try this again. Didn't
go through last time.
Thanks for your post, Randy.
Here in the West Region,
most rides are now charging the same entry fee for LDs as for the 50s,
yet no top ten, let alone an AERC LD BC. The P&R criteria for the LD is
quite often set lower then for the 50s during the ride, and of course, the
LD rider's time doesn't stop when they cross the finish line. The horse's
pulse must be down to 60 for their time to stop.
If the horse and rider are
conditioned to do a f-a-s-t LD, they should be recognized for their
accomplishment & abilities, and be able to stand for an AERC LD BC. The
same as riders in any other distance.
Jeanne
AERC
4887
West
Region
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: [RC] LD
I agree almost 100% with Roger's statement. LD is a full
and equal
segment of AERC. When AERC decided that LD participants
must be members
of AERC, they gave LD the full recognition and rights of
all other
distances. Training Rides occur outside the regimen of a
sanctioned AERC
event. Once you are entered in the sanctioned event,
your are then
"testing" your conditioning and training program against the
sometimes
arbitrary judgement of endurance vets and the finite judgement of
the
clock. The fact LD is competing against the clock establishes
that LD is
a "race" of some sort..at the very least it is a competition
against
time. I have no problem with people doing this - that is why
we hire
vets to observe, judge, and protect the equines against the
overzealous
rider.
btw, about the only thing I don't like about
Roger's statement is that he
has decided not to run for DAL
again.
Randy Eiland
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