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    [RC] Norco Riverdance (PS) notes (sorry, long) - Lynne Glazer


    1) We are taking next summer off, and the ride will not be offered, allowing vets and the 80-90 volunteers to enjoy a whole Labor Day weekend for once. ;-)

    2) After much rollicking discussion with ride managers and riders from other regions, this year we will be awarding Limited Distance Best Condition per the AERC rules, which considers only the top ten finishers and considers time and weight factors, on the regular BC worksheet. This choice has been made so that riders can compete for national LD BC awards.

    <soapbox mode on> We will, however, continue to consider the whole field for awards based on the vet score portion of the BC worksheet, down to 5 places. We will come up with some name for these, like High Vet Score awards--doesn't have the same ring as "Best Condition", but meaningful nonetheless.

    AERC choosing to treat LD as a training distance by not printing results with times or even necessarily finish order in Endurance News--yet awarding BC using the same criteria that the 50s and above employ--is a dichotomy that I personally do not support. It's either a race or it's not. I have preferred the original intent that LD is not a race, but I hope that AERC will reconcile this one way or another someday soon. In the meantime I will not penalize PS riders who wish to be listed in EN if they win BC by these rules, and wish to compete for national recognition.

    We will continue to offer an LD first place award of an entry to a future NRR 50 for the first LD finisher, per Angie's grand suggestion some years ago. We call it the "Hot Shoes" award. <g> We've always given the same completion award for both distances, no discrimination here! <stepping off soapbox>

    3) We have openings for drag riders (who will only have to pull ribbons on a small section of repeat trail), free entry.

    4) We will be using the PR box concept, as used in the Southeast, and Canada, among other places. This is not the FEI version--but riders will need to determine whether their horse is down before entering the box. The timer is stationed at the entrance and takes the numbers as people enter and writes the horse's number and time down. When they are verified as being down, the PR person will call out "time on number X" and the timer gives them the time. If they are not down they go back out to the end of the line. We will have a few people to do courtesy checks outside/before the box. It's ok to bring feed into the box. It's ok to exit after the box and not go directly to the vets.

    We'll go over it in detail at the ride meeting and this info will be in rider packets. The reason for this is added precision for riders whose horses are at criteria, no waiting for PR people caught up doing courtesy checks.

    5) Entry forms are online at http://www.lynnesite.com/nrrforms.html including the IAHA Regional Championship ones.

    6) This ride does not have limited entries, however, pre-entry is required to ensure enough vet staff and supplies. Checks will not be cashed until the week of the ride, to facilitate withdrawal of entry if needed.

    Lynne
    NRR 8/31

    p.s. Thanks to Steph and Connie for the great ride mgmt articles in this month's EN.

    I started a little e-list today where anyone interested can discuss whether a regional organization would be useful here for rider & RM education, preservation of places to ride, share ride mgmt resources like equipment, allow regional recognition/awards in areas AERC doesn't recognize, etc. To subscribe, send e-mail to wowe-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx

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