ridecamp@endurance.net: Best Condition poll

Best Condition poll

Reynolds (jakar@aiinc.com)
Fri, 05 Sep 1997 17:16:47 -0700

Okay Folks,
I'm going to commit e-mail suicide now and ask you to respond to this
little poll. If the numbers come up as I'm suspecting, we may need to
talk to AERC about our feelings on the matter.
It's come to my attention, as well as a few others I've talked to, that
the horses being judged for best condition based on the time/weight
factors are being overridden at many rides. The frontrunners are
oftentimes whipping and spurring to get their horses over the line with
enough time to spare to allow them to receive the BC award, when in
fact, other horses in the top ten were in better shape at the finish.
It makes me sick to see an obviously tired and sore horse take top
honors! This isn't exactly the picture we want to portray to the
general public or our newcomers. Enough said on that...
Our questions to you are-

Do you believe the best condition judging should be kept as is?

Would you rather see the best condition judging done on all horses in
the top ten regardless of time or weight carried?

Would you like to see more of a "window" in the time/weight factors?

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Nikki -oh my goodness... what have I done? <vbg>

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