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terre wrote:
> David said:
> > That's not what anyone has said. They said the 50 mile riders went 
> > about 15%
> > faster. So if the 50 was won in 5 hours even, a typical LD the same day
> > would be won in about 2:50.
>
> The problem with this observation--which is probably true--is that it 
> acts as if the two populations of horses and riders were identical 
> except for the distance being ridden. That, I think, is not at all true.

> I think the majority of the entrants in an LD are less "race ready" 
> than the entrants in a 50--old horses, young horses, horses recovering 
> from injuries, new riders, old riders, families with children, people 
> who don't have time to condition, people with health issues, people 
> who just plain aren't competitive and don't want to beat themselves 
> up. Even the 50 mile horses/riders doing an LD are usually do so for a 
> reason--like just having done a tough 50 or 100 recently, or 
> whatever--otherwise they would probably do the 50.
After my last look at the database I think that may have been true some 
years back but I'm not sure it is today.

I know in the SE your faster LD riders have are normally riding horses 
that are fit for what they're asked to do. In FL I can tell you that 
there are a lot of riders that ride 50 and LD and CTR on the same horse. 
That's been the case since I started riding distance sport down here. 
The horse is ready, but many times it's the rider that is the reason for 
the choice of what is done.

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“Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the 
axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.” Albert 
Einstein


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