The nominated entry of 12 horses and riders
plus two alternates was named this week through an extensive process by a
committee who observed the horses and riders at various events during the past
two years. The final team was selected based on two training events that took
place in early July.
Steph, can you elaborate on this process? What were
the 2 training events? Who is watching at the events to help make these
decisions? Do the riders know in advance that they are possibilities and are
being watched? Were the riders riding the same horse for those 2
years?
I just found out how to see if you qualify for NC
ride, (Thanks to Judy who probably thinks there is something seriously wrong
with me ;(
I doubt I will ever be at that level but I have
always wondered how the process worked. John said something about having the
paperwork filled out within a certain amount of time before a particular event,
so what if you don't belong to all the right agencies and what not? Does that
all have to be done before you can even be considered?
