[RC] LD's an BC - Judy HouleWhile we're on the subject of Limited Distance, I thought I would respond to Melissa Ribley's letter to EN about not offering BC on LD's. I agree that we should not encourage racing on LD's, but I feel that there has to be some way to reward the conscientious rider and well-conditioned horse. One idea is to offer BC to anyone who wants to show for it regardless of placing. You could offer time penalties not only for going too slow, but for going too fast, kind of like NATRC. Say, a penalty for anyone faster than five hours and slower than seven hours. The course could be handicapped for optimum times. That way it could be fair for all. And the superior horse and rider could be rewarded. And a horse who gets a lot of BC's at LD would be encouraged to move up to 50's. Just an idea. Judy __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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