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RE: [RC] 1/2 or 1 hour hold - Kristen A Fisher

Well the subject lien is misleading, because the time period is not referring to a hold time. However to answer the question, the final control check is different than a vet check, in the following ways:
  • People seldom race into vet checks, whereas people often race across finish lines.
  • When you arrive at a VC, there you are. The finish line may be miles from the actual final control check.
  • Your time doesn't stop until you pulse down when you are physically at a VC - thus expediency in reaching criteria is wise. Your time stops when you cross the finish line, so you have no further need to "rush" your horse or your self.
  • AERC has long recognized that the circumstances at the end of a race are different than the circumstances during a race: "Because an equine at the finish line is not, in actuality, going on—and not going into the wilderness far from veterinary aid—the standards for completion need not be as strict as those on the trail, but they must meet the minimum standards below."
Some people argue that there is no data to support the supposition that this will be better for horses; others then respond "AERC has historically tightened fit-to-continue criteria without data before." Maybe that premise needs to be examined, if the current membership thinks it is important to review data that supports change.
 
Anyone is more than welcome to pulse in within 30 minutes of crossing the finish line [if they can make it from the finish line to the control check in that period of time]. Additionally, any ride manager is welcome to "adopt more stringent criteria, but these must be provided to competitors before the ride in written form."
 
I think this should remain a "may" issue vs. a "must" issue, as it stands today [rides "may" have a 30 minute window vs. "must" have a 30 minute window]. Then the RM and vet, who best understand the specifics of the ride, can decide what's right for that ride.
 
Kristen

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Subject: [RC] 1/2 or 1 hour hold

If the standard at the finish of a ride is "fit to continue" then shouldn't the horses have to meet all the same criteria in the same allotted time as has been at the other vet checks?
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