LD - CRT - NATRC - ETC

[Wendy Milner <wendy@wendy.cnd.hp.com>]

NATRC does the horsemanship judging and all.
The other organizations still have rules I don't like.
This year they finally said you could use an Easy Boot.

They still don't allow electrolytes to be "forced" on a horse.
Either the horse takes a drink of electrolyte water or they
don't get any.  No force feeding of anything.

No forward progress on foot.  You can't walk your horse.
You can't tail up a steep mountain.

I'm sure there are other rules.  If people want to go by these
rules, then go to a CRT.  Don't add more rules to Endurance,
even Limited Distance Endurance.

Also (I'll just combine a couple of posts)
Heidi said that *any* horse can be conditioned to do a 50.
I wonder about that 1/2 Belgium, 1/4 Appy, 1/4 who knew what
that could barely make it through a 25.  
I know, I'm being extreme.

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Wendy

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