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[RC] BC information - Steve ShawHere is something new for us to think about....Wouldn't it be good for all of us to press the Vets and Ride Management into giving us MORE information during the Best Condition Judging? I have been discussing this with many ride managers and Vets over the last year and been getting mixed results from both. Why is it that we only get to see the trot out and NO other information during BC judging? What a great opportunity for education if they announced more! There are many attributes that they could share with us during the judging that would help us learn. Such as, What was the horse's pulse. What was the CRI if done. What was the hydration. What were the gut sounds. What was the time to pulse down at the finish. What was the rider weight. What was the difference in time 1 - 10. These are all stats that we don't need to dispute and are basic, but would help us understand the attitude of a horse while watching BC. It is not like we would try to second guess the Vets. Heck, they give out the results to the top ten finishers any ways.... why not give the watchers more information they are recording any ways to make the BC judging more educational? Food for thought, discussion and maybe evolution in our sport.... I think that the Vet listserve, AERC Boardserve, and Ride Manager's Forum should respond to this too. Steve Shaw =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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