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The test of an Endurance Champion for me would be which Horse/Rider/Team 
could go the furtherest.  I've ridden 144 miles in 24 hours and it about 
killed ME and i had 4 horses. ts
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Tom Sites" 
<goearth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] 88 WEC Trail


> "....true endurance
> trails like the OD, Big Horn, Tevis, etc...."
>
> I've been thinking about this this afternoon while repairing a 
> roto-tiller. I came to the conclusion that I don't think a more technical 
> trail will stop the trashing of horses.  I suspect the win at all costs 
> crowd will run the horses up and down the hills causing metobolic pulls 
> like happened at the Washington Pan Am games.
>
> Even rock fields may not have the desired effect.  I can imagine horses 
> being run through rock fields resulting in falls and broken body parts on 
> both horse and rider.
>
> Please don't get me wrong:  I  also would like to see world class events 
> be conducted on world class technical trails.  I just don't see that 
> stopping horses from being run to fast.
>
> The only solution I can conceive could not ever possibly happen.  The 
> world championship should be a series of say 5 100 mile rides, a month or 
> so apart.  You would have to finish ALL of them with the same horse and 
> rider to be considered for the championship.  If nobody finishes, there 
> would be no champion.  That would be a true world endurance championship.
>
> Ed
> Ed & Wendy Hauser
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 


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