Ridecamp: [RC] LD 6 hours

In response to:
The purpose of the rule in LD
including the recovery time in the ride time is to discourage
overriding.


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The only time this 30 minutes over the total 6 hours comes into play is
for those horses arriving at the finish line between 5:30 and 6 hours.

For all others - especially those in the top ten - the clarification -
whether it's 6 or 6:30 has no effect at all.  Meeting criteria to finish
is still the same and discourages over-riding.

I can't say that I believe the riders who have been going at a 5:30 pace
are likely to be over-riding their horses.

While I haven't made up my mind on this - I'm waiting for the discussion
at the meeting - I think it's important to note that under the rule -
placings would not change at all.  You still finish when you meet
criteria - not when you cross the finish line.

The only thing this rule clarification does is allow the very slowest
riders a chance to get a completion and close to last place rather than
OT.

Mike Maul
AERC Director-at-Large

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