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At least the time versus weight should be different.  If I come an hour 
behind someone on an LD, would it not make sense that I would come 2 
hours behind that person on a 50, as a general rule?  It seems that 
weight counts too much, especially on the LD.  I am saying this as a 
heavyweight.  I have heard more than one lightweight say, "I don't try 
for BC.  I am too small."

To (mis)-quote Howard,  "Pass me another beer, please;  I'm in training 
for the BC award."

-paul

On Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 02:11 PM, Howard Bramhall wrote:

> I do think the high vet score might be the way to go in the LDs.  For 
> endurance, I prefer to let the weight and time differences come into 
> play.  They should count for something (especially the weight since 
> I'm so darn fat).  For the LD, I'm not really sure.  The horses are 
> too darn fresh at the end of an LD and the winner might be, more often 
> that not, the heaviest rider.  The time difference won't be as great 
> as it would in the 50 or 100, so, weight becomes more of a factor in 
> the LD. ONe pound equals one half point.  Pass me another beer, 
> please, and no LITE stuff.  I'm in training for the LD BC award.
>
> For the LDs, I'd like the vet to say, after the completion, "You're 
> horse is eligible for BC (no matter where they place).  He does this 
> as often as he likes.  One, two, more than ten if he/she so chooses.  
> He picks them, then the head vet evaluates which one of those are the 
> best.  Highly subjective, yea, I know.  But, really, isn't BC kind of 
> subjective anyway?
>
> If they got rid of the top ten placers being the only ones eligible 
> for BC (in the LD) it might not only get the LD riders to slow down 
> and enjoy the day, but, to do the distance as it was intended.  To 
> train your horse for endurance.  And, for those of us who do the LD 
> because it's so much fun (and so less of a worry when it comes to the 
> health of your horse), it might be cool to get the turtle award and 
> the BC award at the same time.  Of course, you do have to make the 
> time limits.  Wouldn't that be a neat thing to do?
>
> cya,
> Howard
>
>
> > From: "Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <Spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx>, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,        
> > <latiolp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: <howard9732@xxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [RC]   [AERC-Members] New LD BC Rule
> > Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 13:17:55 -0500
> >
> > I have been giving a high vet score award on all LD and endurance at 
> > the Wolverine.  Sometimes it's just been a nice framed certificate 
> > and sometimes it's something embroidered or like last year, etched 
> > glass.  High vet score is just as important, if not more so, than BC. 
> >  I wish 50 and 100 mile endurance rides also offered that.
> > Miles of smiles,
> > Maggie
> > http://arabianquest.com/samaha_arabians.htm
> > "So many of our dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then 
> > inevitable."  Christopher Reeve
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx
> >   To: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; latiolp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Cc: howard9732@xxxxxxx ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:21 AM
> >   Subject: Re: [RC] [AERC-Members] New LD BC Rule
> >
> >
> >   Well Said! I also like the idea of an award for High Vet Score for 
> > the 25 mile riders.
> >
> >   Selena Copeland
> >   Spirit of Texas Arabians
> >   9797 Prairie Flower Trail
> >   Princeton, TX  75407
> >   972-734-8203
> >   spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx
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>
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