Re: pulse down as finish

[Teresa Van Hove <tvanhove@uswest.net>]

It would also give advantage to better crewing, over
raw athletic talent - I used to think a P/R for finish
would be good for all distances but have come to feel
that the P/R's at vet checks are sufficient for separating
conditioned speed from forced speed, and the faster horse
should win.

Teresa (crewless in Colorado)

superpat wrote:
> 
> >...........
> > BTW, I have a modest proposal - why not just change the rules so that all
> > distances have to do as LD does - you finish when you P&R down.  IMHO, it
> > would be better for the horse, and you wouldn't have dangerous races at
> the
> > end.  Probably won't happen, but it makes sense to me...
> 
> > David LeBlanc
> > dleblanc@mindspring.com
> David,
> I have been wondering about this and trying to promote people thinking about
> this since I rode my first ride about six years ago. It makes a lot of sense
> and would encourage people to ride their horses within their capabilities to
> remain strong and healthy.
> Pat Super
> 
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