It was my understanding
that a horse needs to reach criteria within 30 min at all vet
checks: "6.2.1.2The equine must
reach a reasonable pulse recovery based on ambient conditions, within 30
minutes of arrival time at all control points during the ride.",
but had 60 minutes to present for the mandatory post ride
evaluation: "6.2.1.1All Equines must
stand a mandatory post ride evaluation within one hour of finishing. An equine
that does not meet the established criteria within one hour of crossing the
finish line shall be disqualified."
Then there's:
"Any ride may
adopt more stringent criteria, but these must be provided to competitors
before the ride in written form." It
would appear that any confusion is whether or not "before the ride" should be interpreted as being at the pre-ride meeting or as
having to be on the ride entry. Depending on what the more stringent criteria
is, this could go either way. Given that Mother Nature has a mind of her
own as to what the weather will be on any given day, and she can change her
mind very quickly, "before the
ride" could very well be at the pre-ride
meeting. As for "in written
form", how many RMs would have the
ability to give every rider a print out at ride
camp?
