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    [RC] LD 6 hours - Michael Maul


    In response to:
    The purpose of the rule in LD
    including the recovery time in the ride time is to discourage
    overriding.
    
    
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    The only time this 30 minutes over the total 6 hours comes into play is
    for those horses arriving at the finish line between 5:30 and 6 hours.
    
    For all others - especially those in the top ten - the clarification -
    whether it's 6 or 6:30 has no effect at all.  Meeting criteria to finish
    is still the same and discourages over-riding.
    
    I can't say that I believe the riders who have been going at a 5:30 pace
    are likely to be over-riding their horses.
    
    While I haven't made up my mind on this - I'm waiting for the discussion
    at the meeting - I think it's important to note that under the rule -
    placings would not change at all.  You still finish when you meet
    criteria - not when you cross the finish line.
    
    The only thing this rule clarification does is allow the very slowest
    riders a chance to get a completion and close to last place rather than
    OT.
    
    Mike Maul
    AERC Director-at-Large
    
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