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Heidi Smith said:

       Third, without having a look at my PNER handbook, I think the PNER
"Horse of the Future" award is for second year horses--and that is
appropriate, because IMO, a first year horse shouldn't be taken out with the
frequency that racking up the completions implies.  But for a second year
horse, to put the emphasis on consecutive completions instead of speed is a
good thing.  After a second year of more miles, then in the third year it is
time to speed up.
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Having taken out my handbook, it is for a first-year horse that has never
done any LD or endurance, and it is for the most 50-mile+ rides
consecutively completed within a season. Last year, the horse than won did 9
rides - fairly slow. While I'm not at all criticising last year's winner, I
don't agree with the award in general because I don't think it's a smart
thing to encourage people to put a new horse in a lot of rides the first
year.

There is a sophmore horse award that's the same thing but for 2nd year
horses, and I don't have any problem with that one.

BTW, in terms of setting goals, I try to take it one ride at a time. It can
be a long season, and things could go better than you expect, or worse. I do
try and draw up a plan for the year, but know that I'll probably have to
adjust.  


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