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With a 60% compeltion rate (fairly close for 100's) it jumps up to 270 
of 840 or 32%. Yes this is a lot more than the cream. As I stated 
earlier IMO 13:20 is probably too slow for the US.

Truman

bobmorris@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Truman:
>
> The CoC is meaningless when the ride to qualify is so
> structured that any reasonable horse can make the time. The
> rides are no longer "endurance rides" but qualifying events
> tailored to assure the majority of horses will succeed. I
> did a quick study on the 2004 year; I found that from
> 12/01/03 to current posting there have been 1400 entries in
> 100 mile rides in the AERC. Of these 1400 entries 270 met
> CoC time of 13:20 or better. That is 19% not a bad level
> from which to pick the best. Of those 270 entries with a
> qualifying time, only 183 were International members.
>
> While one would conjecture the cream would rise to the top.
> 19% is a lot more than the cream.
>
> Bob Morris
> Morris Endurance Enterprises
> Boise, ID 
>
>  


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