Ridecamp: Re: [RC] My votes on the BOD Motions

  Motion #14

  Prepared by:  Limited Distance Committee/Gail Williams, Chairman

  Statement of Motion:  Criteria for selecting a Best Condition horse 
on a Limited Distance ride be the same in all ways as
  that for any other endurance distances.

  RR- VOTE YES.  SUSPECT IF A RULE REQUIRES CHANGES TO FACILITATE
COMPLIANCE, THERE MAY BE OTHER MOTIONS GENERATED FROM THIS. SINCE THIS
IS NOT LISTED A RULE CHANGE BUT A POLICY STATEMENT. WHAT EVER THE
OUTCOME, I SUPPORT LD BC AND THE PROCESS TO SELECT SAME.

Hi, Roger,  thanks for your efforts.

I also support LD BC.  When is the board going to address the 
dichotomy between LD *racing* in order to be considered for BC under 
AERC rules at all, and the customary listing of names only no times 
no placement in EN?

Make a decision.  To me, it is simply ludicrous to say, "don't RACE, 
you LD riders!" at the same time that you say "Hurry UP, if you want 
to be considered for BEST CONDITIONED HORSE, you must RACE and be top 
ten!".

Personally, I think LD times and finishing order ought to be listed 
in EN.  Sure, everyone has different goals in LD (as many of us do in 
50s as well), and people like to compare themselves to the rest of 
the field.  I think that's harmless.

I would like to see another way of doing BC consistently across the 
nation, without rewarding speed.  Don't know what that is.  Something 
for the LD committee to work on.

Lynne
Norco Riverdance Ride (PS) 8/31/02

I'm going along with the "system" for the first time this year--we're 
having an AERC-style LD BC per the rules, and we're having 5 "high 
vet score" awards that consider the whole field for everyone else. 
Sure, maybe some of the top ten might qualify for one of those, too. 
We use the vet portion of the BC worksheet--yep, it's a little extra 
work for the vets & ridestaff, but it's printed on the vet cards and 
done in conjunction with the completion check.  And the riders get 
the cards back at the awards--with something tangible to take home.



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