Re: RC: Limited Distance

[jlong@mti.net (Joe Long)]

On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 01:24:24 EST, CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

>You are right that the "LD" concept as such was much later, but I do know that
>in the '70's there were rides of less than 50 miles sanctioned for points.
>Then when it became clear that these shorter distances were much more
>dangerous to the horses, they ceased to be sanctioned altogether.  Later yet,
>the "LD" concept came into being.

When I started in 1976 the only sanctioned distances were 50 miles and
up, but some rides had unsanctioned 25 mile rides along with them.
They were called "Novice Rides" in those days, as they were only
intended as introductory rides for beginners.  When the AERC began a
program for sanctioning the short rides they coined the term "Limited
Distance" because some people felt the name "Novice Ride" was
demeaning.

The more things change ...

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