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RE: [RC] BC judging - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVMOn some rides, though, ride management does give out an award based just on the ride card vet scores alone. This one isn't an official BC, and they call it something else, and doesn't count for any points, but I would think it would mean something to the rider that got the award. It is just an 'extra' that ride management gives out, but I've seen a suggestion from time to time that this type of award be made official. Variation in scoring on the vet cards would become a factor then, I would think (and could be why such an award hasn't been adopted - just a guess). If you look at the form used for BC evaluation, there's an area where the vet scores are tallied up, which are derived from the previously mentioned recovery, hydration, etc. That vet score is then part of the equation that then factors in rider weight, finish time, etc. So the horse with the highest vet score is not always the horse that wins BC. At least when I head vet a ride, I always like to announce which horse won high vet score, which may or may not be the same horse that won BC. Even if it isn't an "official" award, I think it's a nice distinction to make public note of. That isn't a given either, though---if there aren't any horses worthy of BC, then there also might not be any horses worthy of a high vet score (if the high vet score was still abysmal). That's never happened at any of the rides I vet, but it could happen (and has, at other rides). There have been a few rides where high vet score was not restricted to just the top ten horses, and yes, just looking at the vet cards might not be entirely objective. Most of the time, there's usually a few horses that makes the vets all go, "wow" all day long, so it's not too hard to pick, especially since it's not an official award that will make or break a national placing. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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