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RE: [RC] 2500 Mile Requirement - Steph Teeter



Unfortunately the USEF is going the other direction. Now with 200 miles
and no 100's a horse can be nominated for the WEC.  I was told once in a
conversation where I expressed my displeasure in that decision that "we
need the younger horses to field a team of sound horses."

I don't believe that for a minute.>>

Neither do I, and this is something that I've been opposed to. Look at the
horses that have done the best at past WEC's - they are not the young ones,
they are seasoned horses. In human athletes it has been demonstrated that
'endurance' improves with age (as opposed to speed, which decreases with
age). I personally believe the same is true with horses. And soundness is
more a management factor than an age factor. IMO.

Steph


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