From: V1V2:IDJ3Q.TVA.GOV
To: V1V2.TVA.GOV:TammyCS101_Tempx400
Subject: Re: [endurance] Very puzzling to me!
In-Reply-To: : V1V2.TVA.GOV:TammyCS101_Tempx400's message of 30-Aug-95 03:39
Tammy - This discussion is an ongoing thing... Those who do 50's or further
will say that the limited distance rides are not intended to be "races". They
are training/introductory rides. Those who do only limited distance will have
the opposite opinion. Personally, I think that if a person is doing limited
distance on a particular horse it should be because that horse is not ready to
do a more demanding ride. It takes a lot of time and LONG SLOW DISTANCE to
bring a horse to a point where it can do fast 50's. Limited distance was set
up to help with that introduction. For that reason, they should not be run
flat out to do 25 miles in 2-1/2 hours.
Dave Bennett
phone: (615) 751-3968
fax: (615) 751-3453
internet: idj3q.office@mhs-tva.attmail.com
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From: TammyCS101_Tempx400
To: Bennett_M_David
Subject: [endurance] Very puzzling to me!
Subject: [endurance] Very puzzling to me!
Something is puzzling me about the 25 mile endurance races (or rides) and the
50 mile endurance races (or rides). It sounds like if someone did a 25 miler
in two and a half hours they are looked down upon because they rode it too
fast. But when I read the results of the 50 milers who finished in three and
a half hours on the same race (or ride), it seems like to me , if my figures
are correct, that the rider doing the 50 miles has gone faster than the rider
that did the 25 miles. So why is it frowned upon to go that fast on the 25
and not the 50? I do believe that giving a best condition award for the 25
milers is a great idea. Tammy