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>What we are thinking is that there are few, if any, racing environments
>where riders can get *very* detailed information about their horses
>under stress.
I think that your idea is great and being so close to OSU's (Oregon State
University) vet school, it seems that there should be plenty of vet students
interested in the research end of it, and hopefully also interested in
learning more about the "hands-on" of endurance riding.
>We might do this just for our horses anyway so breaking even is not
>really an issue. I suspect that the entry for a 50 with 5 blood
>work-ups might be around $200. A 100 miler with 10 work-ups might be
>somewhere in the neighborhood of $350. Expenseive for a ride, but quite
>reasonable for a full-on stress profile. By the way, a blood chemistry,
>not including lactates, currently runs us about $40 if we pull the
>sample and deliver it to the lab ourselves.
I suspect that for the fees you indicate, you should advertise the ride as
more of a "clinic" than as an endurance ride. I, for one, would be very
interested in hauling down from southwest WA and think that others would
too. I am excited about the possibility of this "test" of me and my horse!
(And, actually would even be interested in doing this without AERC/PNER
sanctioned miles, just for the science of it.)
>So, what do you think folks, too much science and not enough trail? Or,
>is there something new to be learned from this sort of field test?
Not at all! Sounds like a great mix of science, riding, and nice trails in
the Cascades. Just let me know if it really is going to happen. Lots of luck -
Lynne Walters
Battle Ground, WA
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