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Good morning Sue,

Back when I was riding 100's I saw absolutely no reason to ride a 75. I 
didn't see much reason to ride a 75 when I could ride a 100. At that 
time we also didn't have very many if any in the SE. I would drive a 
long way for a 100 - but sure wouldn't drive a long way for a 75.  If I 
thought about doing a 75, I'd probably just bite the bullet and do a 100.

There have been a lot of RM's that have offered a 75 one year but didn't 
continue with it since it didn't pan out. When I looked at the 
distribution of distances - the 75 to 95 mile distance was not only flat 
over the last 10 years but if you ignore 2 day 100's it is the smallest 
category in riders.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;-)

Truman

Greenall wrote:
> This is a great discussion although some suggestions to the WEC 
> problem are not real world solutions.  
>
> I often wonder why 75-80 mile rides don't attract more riders.  For 50 
> mile riders who regularly top ten and say they never want to ride a 
> 100, wouldn't they like more of a challenge?  For riders bringing 
> along young horses, wouldn't it make an easier transition from 50's to 
> 100's?  
> I know that the Old Dominion puts on a 75 and make no mistake, it's 
> enough of a challenge.  I would like to hear about other rides and 
> what riders think of "that middle distance".

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