Re: RC: Re: Re: 500 MILES

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

Before we get carried away with the "NC requirements" it is interesting
to consider the qualifications to nominate and participate in the WEC.
For the US team they are

Rider: 1000 miles
Horse: 750 miles
Horse and rider combination: 200 miles

of course since the WEC is a 100, some of these miles need to be 100's.

What does this say - well to me this is an upper bound in all categories for the NC.

I do, however, support a "lifetime" qualification for the NC which was proposed. This is similar to the ROC which was a lifetime qualification.

Truman

Truman

Maggie Mieske wrote:

> The only thing
> about the horses who can do 1000 miles in a season is....they have to have
> owners who can finance 1000 miles of rides!  :)  Our major concern
> is that our horses' biggest career drawbacks may be "us".  It's totally
> feasible for "us" to do 1000 miles here in Michigan in a season but to
> really be challenged and get to the rides I'd like to compete in someday
> (OD, Tevis, the Big Horn, Outlaw Trail...you get my drift) is gonna take
> some money!  :)  So, hopefully, I can find something to start
> making us big bucks, I can retire Nelson from shoeing and trimming, buy
> that big rig and a lifetime supply of gas to go with it and off we'll go. 
> :)  LOL  I guess my thought is that there may be lots of championship
> quality horses out there with owners whose wallets are too empty to get
> them there!!  :)Maggie