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Angie wrote:
Tevis & Biltmore have the most entries
and the lowest completion rates. Does that mean more people will enter
tough rides or more 1st timers feel comfortable entering big named rides
with good reputations?

Dabney responds:
Neither.  They enter these rides for Status.  I've noticed over the years 
mentions in RC posts like: "My horse is not ready (or whatever) for a 100, 
but one day I'd like to do Tevis."

100 milers (like Angie) have responded, "why not take your horse for his 
first 100 on an easier ride, and then try Tevis?"

I'm betting that for many riders, that advice fell on deaf ears.  I guess 
the mentality is "I may only be able to do it once, so why waste time on one 
that won't even give me the "Big Buckle?"

 That's why I love the idea of "other" status stuff for 100 milers besides 
just that of FEI, or having completed Tevis, or OD.  Even if certain august 
personages on this list don't give a hoot about status, lots of other folks 
do--and the attendance (despite the low odds of completion and difficulty) 
at these rides confirms that.


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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: [RC] Current 100 Mile Horses


> Note: Anyone avoiding chit chat but liking debate skip to part 2 at
> bottom of post!
>
> Wow Karen. GREAT website! When I get time I'm going to study the whole
> thing but what I looked at was the section on stats for prominent 100's.
> Very interesting. For instance, Tevis & Biltmore have the most entries
> and the lowest completion rates. Does that mean more people will enter
> tough rides or more 1st timers feel comfortable entering big named rides
> with good reputations?
>
> I was surprised to see Biltmore had such a low completion rate. I'm 4
> for 4 on 100 mile completions there and always considered it a good place
> to try a 1st hundred. Heck, maybe I *should* try Tevis. >g<
>
> My only regret is that I can't sign up for the PNR program. I think the
> SERA's 3 100's in one year 100 mile club really falls short. It's a short
> term goal and you start all over at "0" each year. I really like the long
> term aspect of this one, it will appeal to a much wider audience.
>
> ***Part 2********
>
> Question to anyone else who's read this far. (Truman, if you
> answer...answer the QUESTION not whether you think anything has a
> statistical basis yada yada yada)
>
> What numbers should AERC go with?
>
> Here's a few options:
>
> PNR  bronze =1 100 & 1000 miles,  silver=3 100's  2000 miles, gold = 5
> 100's & 3000 miles Platinum 10 100's & 5000 miles.
>
> AERC proposal:  bronze: 2 100's 1000 miles,  silver=4 100's 2000 miles,
> gold=6 100's 3000
>
> My original  bronze 1 100 1000 miles  silver 3 100's 2000 miles gold: 7
> 100's 3000 miles.
>
> What do you think of alternate ranking *in addition* to above of straight
> 100's...maybe with a base number of miles:
>
> Such as once they've made the above qualifications for bronze 1 or 2
> 100's & 1000 miles, 5 100's gives you silver and 10 gives you gold
> regardless of mileage?  This would keep horses like "Honey" who has
> something like 2,600 miles and 24 100's from not making gold.
>
> Angie
>
>
>
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