Re: 25's

["Mary Burgess" <mburgess@theglobal.net>]

I agree totally, Joe.  This was a first time ride and manager and vet team,
and this rider kept working on the team to increase the time.  A much
better lesson would have been learned if he had been disqualified and
instructed on how to better care for his horse.  This next year he will
move up to 50's, and it may be just the impetus I need to move up to 100's
to stay out of his way!  Mary
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> From: Joe Long <jlong@mti.net>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: Re: 25's
> Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 04:36 PM
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 16:17:09 -0700, "Mary Burgess"
> <mburgess@theglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> ...
> >The course was poorly
> >marked, and the 25 mile course ended up being more like 35 miles
counting
> >all the times everyone got lost, and this "genius" galloped his horse
the
> >entire way.  It took him 59 minutes to reach criteria after the finish.
> 
> In most LD rides this would have disqualified him; unlike the 50's you
> are often allowed only 30 minutes to reach criteria at any vet check
> and the finish (an excellent rule IMO and a required rule at all SERA
> sanctioned rides).
> 
> -- 
> 
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