Re: adding rider weight

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Mike Tomlinson just informed me that the issue of where and how weight is carried
is a decision of the ground jury.  I suggest riders who need to carry weight
contact the ride management concerning this for a particular ride.

Teddy


CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-09-02 09:57:11 EDT, you write:
>
> << I have looked at the FEI rules and they do not specify anything about how
> weight
>  is carried, but in Bend, our riders were NOT allowed to have the weights on
>  themselves. I sometimes wonder where the rules come from...maybe the ground
> jury
>  made that decision? >>
>
> Likely.  The problem with carrying the weights on the rider, as Debby pointed
> out, is how to "seal" the weights onto the rider so that they cannot be
> removed during competition and so that it can be proved that they were not
> removed.  The rider either has to wear them constantly or have a steward take
> them off and put them on again at the checks, which is a real headache.  The
> officials can say yea or nay as to whether they will deal with that problem or
> not at a given ride.
>
> Heidi