Re: is this fair?

[Lynne Glazer <lglazer@cyberg8t.com>]

Angie, I 99% agree with your statements, but want to add that sometimes
the rider may not be sure whether the horse is ready to move up in
distances--and an effortless finish can confirm that it's time to move
up.  

My coming-6 horse was left to finish growing for 4 months after 2 years
of conditioning and 3 LDs, and I brought her back over 2 months to do a
30.  She finished 2nd and had at least 10 more miles in her,on a ride
where the ridecamp elevation was 7000 ft, not her normal sea level.  On
that basis, I moved her up to 50s, but wouldn't you agree that after a
layoff like that the 50 wouldn't have been a smart move?

Lynne
and Rem-member Me

>>I truly believe "To Finish is to Win" at any distance.  But I also
believe that any horse that wins a 25 could have done a nice solid
completion with less effort on a 50.  If they're 4 and couldn't enter
the
50, they shouldn't have gone fast enough to win the 25.  I guess that's
why I just can't see being...oh, top 5.  There are some people in the
back of top 10 in the 25 around here who ride a very nice race on well
conditioned horses...come to think of it, they probably could finish a
50
too.  By the way, when I top tenned in the 50's several times this year,
several people asked, "Isn't it about time you did a 100?"  So I did,
and
they were right, we were ready and I enjoyed it.<<