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RE: [RC] 2006 Big Horn 100 - heidi

???  I'm not aware of ANY rides in this region (NW) that have drag riders, although perhaps there are a few.  But it is certainly not the norm, nor is it expected by riders.  And it would never even occur to me to perceive of a ride as being somehow a lesser ride for not having them.  If a rider is unaccounted for, RMs will often dispatch someone to backtrack trail and go look--but often not on horseback.
 
Heidi


IMHO, whether drag riders are necessary or not depends a lot on how RM
wants its ride perceived by MOST people.  Many, if not most, rides
today, have drag riders so they are expected.  If RM chooses not to have
them, that should be made very clear from the outset so riders know not
to expect help from behind.
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