Philip K. Dick wrote;
For International competition, however, in order to produce a POOL of
horses and riders who can actually PARTICIPATE in WEC's and such around the
world, perhaps the modified CoC time is a (gentle?) nudge at endurance
communities around the world who believe that "To Finish Is To Win" to
now "get onboard" and speed things up back "home".
Speed things up?? I doubt it is the lack of fast horses in the US that is the problem, more like the
lack of fast courses!? The course record for the Vermont 100 is 12 hours and many of the best have tried
to break that.? Weather conditions have rendered even our "fast" courses so difficult that obtaining a CoC
under the old standard of 13:20 was impossible (Biltmore, Pine Tree, Fort Howes).? So now the question is
where are the FEI rides?to qualify in 10:40 going to be held?????
