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[RC] Preventing Treated Horses - Stagg_NewmanLinda,
What you are proposing is similar to what is done in Great Britain in
competitive trail riding
where the have Gold, Silver, and Bronze level rides with the Gold being the
longest rides
at the fastest paces, etc. It is also similar to what Mathew MacKay Smith
has proposed.
In some sense this is much more akin to Competitive Trail Ridin but at a
more challenging level.
It would be interesting to get the views of more of the AERC membership at
large. My guess is most people
still favor the current system.
Personally I do both CTR, mainly 3-day 100s (100s are sort of my thing) and
endurance. And I must
admit I enjoy the compeitive aspects of endurance and the racing aspect. I
actually favor much
tigher controls, lower mandatory pulse recoveries, etc. as I think that
will give the best protection
to the horses (I have been on CTRs where a number of horses were treated
because they were
trying to make the maximum time limit) while preserving the competitive
aspects of the sport.
BTW one of the good things about AERC time limits today compared with CTR
is one can actually
go slower in an AERC ride as still complete which sometimes if the right
answer for the horse.
Stagg
nevadaghostrid
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02/13/2003 Subject: Re: [RC]
Preventing Treated Horses at Rides - Ideas Please
04:48 PM
Thankyou Stagg for your feedback on my idea re: no placings except BC.
You are right not all treated horses are front runners and some
suggestions of less distance between vet checks, longer holds are also
great ideas and all should be considered.
I still am very much against racing and feel endurance is completeing a
course by a time limit and winning is completing with a sound
horse...the best conditioned horse receiving BC.
Doing away with placings will cut down on some sick horses but not all
yet that in itself is enough reason to do away with placings and then
instill the extra vet checks, longer checks and educate, educate,
educate.
We would look better in the eyes of activists and general public...the
word "race or racing" congures up a negative
response from the uninvolved onlooker.
Linda
Linda Eisele & LS Lakota
hubby Allen & LS Iceman
2 great sons-Blue & Nick
canine Scooby, feline Tuna
nevadaghostridr@xxxxxxxxx
Reno, Nevada
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