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Stev,

Instead of "during", when many of us are still out on the course  :-) 
why don't we just publish the BC worksheet on the website or somewhere 
that it can be seen (without costing us a whole bunch more money/pages 
in EN).   All the vet factors, time and weights would be there.  
Probably most of us do ours in Excel anyway.  Anybody want to see one?  
I can send one from the last BHB.  Make it optional, it would be a PITA 
to key in all that info if the formulas aren't already in a 
spreadsheet.

Lynne

On Sep 5, 2004, at 10:07 AM, Steve Shaw wrote:

> Here 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


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