Re: Re: physiology of weight/Absolutes?Nah.

["Lynette" <helgeson@ndak.net>]

> And you figured this out how?  Unless you see all the BC forms and the
scores, CRI scores, etc., you have no idea why the horse than won BC did so.
Sometimes it is obvious but more often not.  As a ride secretary for a bunch
of rides, I have seen the reasons and the markdowns for certain horses,
lesion soreness, poor recovery, etc., which are not that apparent to the
casual observer.  And by the way, in all 4 of my career BC's [and yes I am a
HW] my horse got the high vet score by a lot..
> maryben
>
Maryben,
I have been a HW (until I took off over 40 lbs of fat), I have been a ride
secretary, have seen the BC forms and saw the BC forms for these two horses.
Trust me, the ONLY reason that the Draft horse got BC over the Arab was
because of the weight issue. The Arab had a better ride time and a higher
vet score.

I am glad that you are doing so well in distance riding. Good for you. I
guess for me being a HW or MW or whatever I am at the time that I ride. I
would want my horse to get the BC award because I spent the time getting my
horse in condition and  because I took the time to learn how to ride my
horse sensible to the best of his ability. I would NOT want my horse to get
the award just because I happened to be a heavier rider then a
featherweight. Even my husband's friend knew that his horse did not deserve
the award. I understand the concept in using the weight factor as part of BC
scoring, but I also know of a vet who will not give the BC based on weight
and time, but only on vet scores. (at least in the LD, I am not sure about
the other distances). I guess for me and my horse that is the way that I
would want to be judged on BC. Is by the vet score.

Best Regards,
Lynette Helgeson
North Dakota