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RE: [SPAM] [RC] 30 minutes will not work/Finish - heidiI'm one of those "Old School" endurance riders. And I've
heard this line before. We were told that it wouldn't work if we
lowered pulse criteria below 72--"no horses will ever pulse
down!" We were told that gates into holds would not
work--"there will be too much confusion at the vet checks, and the
horses will be there forever trying to pulse down!" We were told
that fit to continue would not work--"horses are tired at the finish
line, and most horses won't complete the rides, because their pulses
won't come down!"
So no, I don't believe the line this time, either.
As for good vets staying the night, you betcha. But hey,
those horses that are getting treated in the night all passed their
completion check within the hour. Does that mean that we should
not do a completion check until the morning after? Not sure how
that relates to the question at hand.
Personally, I think there is a whole lot of ballyhoo over nothing
on this one--I suspect that if the rule changes, there will be very
little change for the vast majority of riders. What WILL change
is that the horse whose rider is willing to override him on the last
leg of the ride is less apt to get a completion to reward said rider
for that action. And if it slows down that handful of problem
riders, it will be their horses who feel the change.
Heidi
I say vote No ! Things worked fine before. the hour gave the horse
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