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[RC] Q1. 30 minute recovery - Jay RandleHi AllI have been inundated with emails from many of you, so decided it would be better to address your questions on the list, instead of personally. I will send info on the 4 main questions you all have: 1. 30 minute recovery 2. electrolyte use 3. logbooks 4. penalties This is my answer to Question Number 1...... In Australia, all Australian Endurance Riders Association (AERA) rides currently operate on a 30 minute recovery time at the end of each leg/stage/phase of the ride, including the finish. For an 80km (50mile) ride, for instance, the first leg is approximately 40km which finishes back at ride base, and from the moment you cross the line you have 30 minutes in which to pulse down and then report to the Vetting area. All but 2 of the rides I have ever attended here have the finish line of each leg of the ride (including the end of the ride) at the ride base, within easy walking distance of your campsite. The 2 rides that were the exceptions had their end-of-ride finishing line only about 200 - 300 metres away from the actual ride base, on a straight, flat road leading into the ride base. This alternative finish line was only to allow a safe area for a gallop finish, and was only really aimed at the front-runners. All those coming in later had to actually cross the 'real' finish line at ride base. For rides where a suitable gallop finish area is not available, many Organising Committees rule that "no gallop finish" is allowed, and that riders must either a) sort out their placings on track, or b) are only allowed a trot finish, with disqualification being the penalty for people breaking this rule! All AERA rides here require the rider to cross the finish line, receive a time slip from the in gate time keeper, and then return to your campsite, where the crewing takes place. At the 30 minute mark you MUST be at the Vetting area, ready to present to the Vets. You cannot present to the Vets any earlier than 30 minutes, and you cannot present to the Vets any later than 30 minutes. As you can imagine, this can cause some congestion in the Vetting area if there are many horses finishing all at the same time! If a horse cannot recover to 60 bpm within this 30 minutes, it is Vetted Out (eliminated). In fact, the required recovery pulse is 55 bpm on the first leg of any ride, with 60 bpm allowed on all subsequent legs. As of this year, there has been much discussion on the possibility of amending the current AERA rule to read that horses may present to the Vet WITHIN 30 minutes, instead of AT 30 minutes. This will alleviate the congestion at the Vetting area, and will allow riders to present earlier than normal if their horse has recovered easily. Whatever time you present at, that is the time that the Vets will do a complete clinical examination, including pulse, respiration, trot-up, gut sounds, mucous membranes, heart sounds, etc, etc... This is not an official rule as yet, however I believe that some Organising Committees will be 'trialling' this proposed amendment prior to it going to a vote of all members late this year. Any further questions? Best regards Jay Randle SPLENDACREST ENDURANCE TRAINING www.freewebs.com/splendacrest _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Getting married? Tell us why to WIN @ LetsShop http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eletsshop%2Ecom%2FCompetitions%2FLetsMarry%2Ftabid%2F549%2FDefault%2Easpx&_t=751480117&_r=HM_tagline_letsshop_wedding&_m=EXT =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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