Re: [RC] Endurance Racing with purses - Truman Prevatt
We have had endurance rides with case prizes, Consequin Challenge some
years back - 1998 I think it was. This ride raised a lot of controversy
at the time - but it went fine. There are special provisions (Rule 11.8
to be exact) in the AERC rules for rides with prizes above a certain
cash value. The ROC, for example, one year gave a horse trailer to the
winner. This is not new.
What seems to be new is the entry fees paying for the prize money. They
are clearly in this to make money.
Truman
Kerry Greear wrote:
I agree with Tom's opinion that we are looking at an evolution in
endurance; remember that this ride with purses would not be sanctioned
under the AERC because it doesn't fit within the rules. We do
currently have professional endurance riders/owners competing in this
sport. I think an offshoot such as this series of rides has been
coming for a long time.
Remember back in the early 1980s that Dave Nicholson's ideas of
multi-day rides was met with a lot of negativity (I do believe I'm
putting that extremely mildly).
If Leon Self is involved with this race, it will be very well vetted.
He is one of the finest endurance vets and men I have had the fortune
to know. He vetted my Ft. Meade Remount endurance ride for 3 years
after my initial recommendation of his services by Jim Baldwin. I was
never disappointed in his actions and I found he was extremely astute
about what horses needed just a few more minutes of recovery or slowing
and they would finish well.
I met T. Bear at a ride in Utah two years ago and found her nice, fun,
a good promoter (she was raising money to help Dave Rabe after his
accident), and honest.
I think it is always good to ask questions about new endeavors such as
this, but I will never understand why people jump in with such
negativity.
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