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From the humid CT region, I also like the longer holds, and we see more and more of 2 holds of 45 rather than 3 of 30.  30 minutes just isn't long enough for the horse to eat, esp when you have long vet lines.  At some big rides, you can have your entire 30 minutes eaten up just waiting in line for the vet!  And many/most of us don't have crews either.

From what I have seen with my horses (family miles @14,000), they do better with less and longer holds than several short ones.

But each ride has its own reasons..it may be terrain, trail, or weather, so I definitely think this should be a ride managers' decision, not a RULE!

 

Louise Burton #6402

Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians

http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms

 Teresa Van Hove <vanhove@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I like the idea of having at LEAST 90 minutes of hold on a 50; but I
> really prefer to have these in 2 holds. Hardly anyone has crew around
> here and 3 30 minute holds wouldn't leave the horses much time to each
> after getting them to the trailer and back to the 'gate'. My favorite
> rides have 2 1 hour holds; I dont think they've ever had any serious
> metabolic problems either. Maybe back east its more important to have
> more holds due to the humidity; but I could never support forcing 3
> holds for all 50's.
>
> Bumping requirements even to 2 holds has always been defeated because
> the BOD doesn't want to losesome existing special rides where there is
> only one spot to get ride vets in for a hold. So, heres a possible
> solution: AERC could require 2 holds totaling a minimum of 90
> minutes; but allow for 1 hold rides as special sanctioning/special
> qualification events. ie. maybe ride managers would have to require
> s
> ay 500 miles as a horse/rider team to enter these "1 hold 50's" The
> usual arguement for continueing to allow 1 hour hold 50's is that they
> are mostly attended by experienced riders who know their horses so I
> dont think such a lifetime mileage requirement should reduce
> attendence by a harmful amount. 
>
> To the new person: AERC already rewards for many things other than
> first across the finish line. There is a best condition program; AERC
> recognizes new riders every 250 miles, and all riders ever 1000 miles
> completed, AREC recognizes all horses every 1000 miles completed; and
> EVERY horse/rider pair that completes a ride accumulates points for
> year-end awards (there is just a multiplication factor for placing in
> the top 10- and thats for 4 different weight divisions.) see
> http://www.aerc.org/documents/rules2000.htm
> -- 
> Teresa Van Hove, M17417.
>
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