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[RC] Hidalgo Fallout--50 Mile Race Won by 2-Year Old? - Linda B. Merims

vondale joslin said:
 
>I do know that Disney came out to
>Oklahoma to One Creek Valley and did
>a vidio about the mustangs. Plus
>they had a 50 mils race on june14.
>A 2 year old won the race in 5 hours
>or so.
 
Oh that's just *great* >:-(  Somebody
staged a 50 mile race won by a 2-year old?
 
Who was "they"?  Disney?  Some local group?
 
As I keep saying (and nobody ever reacts to),
the release of this movie is going to generate
a lot of interest in distance racing...and
a lot of newbie-know-nothing-wannabe fiascos.
 
Does AERC have any strategy for coping
with this?  Like, say, a press release already
drafted, edited, and approved in hand
that explains what years of experience have
taught modern real distance riders is the
safe way to run these events and bring their
horses up to be ready for them?
 
I wonder what the various Mustang/Paint groups
are doing.
 
Linda B. Merims
Massachusetts, USA