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John Teeter wrote:
> Truman,
>
> So you are inclined to think that:
>
> 1) the current "longer hold time -> faster ride time" relationship is 
> the correct one?
Actually I don't know what I am inclined to think about it since I 
haven't thought about it much. At Angie's ride one year it was brutal - 
early June in North GA can be that way. They added hold time at 25 miles 
for the 50's so the horses could get more rest. Yes it meant we had to 
ride a little faster but it seemed to work. At least that day I believe 
that I was better off taking 20 extra minutes at the check and going 
faster on the trail where I found places where it made sense to do that.

The other issue with changing the rule is potential for abuse.
> and
>
> 2) there is no AERC mechanism to allow for AERC completions for riders 
> who are on the trail longer than the prescribed competition time (7:15 
> in the case of a 30)?
The way I read the rules I think that is it - there is no mechanism in 
place to do this.

Does it make sense to change the rule for a few incidents or does it all 
gets down to sometimes your the windshield sometimes your the bug?

Truman
>


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smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
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