Jeanne said "It's unfortunate that most don't acknowledge the LDs. They have
'training ride only' mentalities."
Two years ago at the Camp Far West Ride in Califorinia, when the ride
manager gave the fininshing critera for the LD at this ride, (which may have
included alphabetical order of finish) the crowd broke into spontanenous
applause as the critera was meant to prevent racing and overriding, and to
proctect the horse.
I find the above comment a little over stated in my experience.