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Re: [RC] [RC] WEIGHT DIVISIONS - Howard BramhallThree categories:Lightweight Nothing to 140 lbs Middleweight 141 lbs to 190 lbs Heavyweight 191 lbs to Infinity Forget the tack even for BC. Makes it simple, reduces the number of weight divisions so if you win your weight class it means at least 8 1/3 percent more than it did before when there were 4 categories. MOve down to a lower category if you want to (hey, you ain't fooling nobody) but no moving up. Takes away the issues of the water bottles and those saddles that weigh 100 lbs. Keep it simple. I've always hated carrying that tack to the scales whenever I ever got lucky enough to go up for BC. The sport is difficult enough, why not make some of it easier and eliminate this water bottle debate altogether. And, hey, don't forget to vote tomorrow. Remember the days when they didn't sell alcohol on election day? Man, glad that one went by the wayside. cya, Howard (and, you can weigh in nekkid if you want to) ----Original Message Follows---- From: DaNel Resha <flash_cupid@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Susan, Princess of Pink" <glenn218@xxxxxxxxx>, jlong@xxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] WEIGHT DIVISIONS Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:59:53 -0800 (PST) After reading many peoples comments. I feel just weigh the rider and the rider's clothing. Don't worry about saddles since so many people have different tastes in Saddles. Don't weigh water or food since they will be used during the ride. Do weigh the extra items that people choose to carry. It is their option to carry those items. Riders have to ride the horse so weigh the rider only. If someone chose to do a ride bareback it is there option and there would be no saddle to weigh. DaNel Resha www.Darswinkles-Delights.com "Susan, Princess of Pink" <glenn218@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'd rather keep the weight divisons the way they are. That way, more of us can be competitive and get our little trinkets. Perhaps we should weight just the person and clothes (please wipe the mud off your shoes!) and adjust the weight parameter accordingly. Joe Long <jlong@xxxxxxxx> wrote: One more item: I haven't seen much comment about my proposal to reduce the number of weight divisions from four to three (or even two). How about it? If we get some discussion going we can ask the Board to put it on the agenda for the Convention meeting, and maybe get it done for the 2006 season.
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