[RC] OD Cavalry Award - paulIt was a blast riding Cavalry at the OD.. It is what I thought endurance is about when I started. To respond to a few posts that asked about this, here goes. The OD Cavalry Award is like Best Condition. Just as when if no horse standing for BC the next morning of a tough 100 is judged sound and fit to continue, then the Vets may choose to not give a BC award, the same happened in the OD Cavalry. The Vets determined that my horse was off and not fit to continue and chose not to present a Cavalry Award. His other criteria were fine, but he was called off enough to not qualify for the award. Unlike most Ld and 50 mile BC exams which take place an hour after completion, the BC and Cavalry Award exam took place at 8:00 am. We were off about 4 hours which gave enough time to tighten up. I know I did. Another interesting thing about Cavalry is that even after your ride, even after your completion, you are still mostly in a Cavalry situation. Nobody could help me with my horse, including feeding, walking, massage etc. I got some rest between 4:30 am to 7:00am, then got to get up and clean him up for presentaion.. Our completion still stands, just as in a BC situation. By the way, of the top 10 finishers at this 100 mile OD, only 2 choose to stand for BC in the morning. The numbers who try each year to ride Cavalry varies between few and none. Until this morning at 3:26 am, I believe nobody had completed Cavalry since 2002. In 2002, that was Lynne Gilbert who not only completed, she finished 1st overall and got BC! Talk about an achievement. When we get home and rested up I will post a ride story about it. Riding Cavalry was a special unique and uplifting experience. Paul N. Sidio Piper .. Top 10 Old Dominion Horse Spokane MO =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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