Re: 25 mile ride personal survey.

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

Yes, please sanction them. I don't plan to do 25s forever, but would like
some atta girls for the ones we do. The vets have told me I have a 50 to
100 mile horse. Unfortunately, the poor boy is saddled with a 25 mile
rider! I'm trying to catch up with him!

chris paus & star

At 10:49 AM 1/27/98 -0500, Solis, Suzanne (LGE-AT) wrote:
>I would like to see the ridecamp opinion on 25 mile rides.
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>Should 25 mile rides be sanctioned and treated exactly like the 50 miles
>or not.
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>Points to consider or comment on:
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>1. AERC currently defines the 25 mile ride as a "novice" event. Quote
>from the website "These rides are not considered endurance rides by AERC
>but are referred to as Limited Distance rides."
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>2. Approx. 60% of the 25 mile entries are non-AERC members.
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>3. AERC is trying to promote the health and welfare of the horse in long
>distance competition.
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>4. 25 mile rides generate quite a bit of revenue.
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>5. I have heard the argument that most 50 milers run faster on average
>than the 25 miler.
>	Is this correct? has anyone evaluated all the factors including
>hold times, pulse criteria etc.? Or have they just compared winning
>times?
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>6. It would be nice to know the statistics such as number of horses
>entered, top tened, best condition, etc. and seen year after year and
>mile after mile, or never seen again for whatever reason.
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>Thanks,
>Suzanne
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