[RC] Rule Change - shermanWhile it may be correct that a 30 min rule could help the US international riders to be more competitive, there is no reason why the international riders can't prepare this way without a rule change. Also, the AERC is not the US international endurance organization and most riders in AERC do not have international aspirations. Kathy Andreab wrote: Just a further 2 cents as a foreign reader of this thread. After the WEG there were quite a few complaints about the US riders not being Competitive enough etc. Don't you think changing the rule from 60min to 30min may possibly help in the conditioning of horse and rider to be able to still ride the final leg fast and then vet in within 30min? From what I see from results, the last leg of international competitions is many times the fastest leg of the rides. Those horses have to pulse down in 30min. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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