OK, Heidi may have only made 3 posts in the last hour so I'm breaking my
rule already (now I'll wait for 17 of Heidi's till my next one) but,
hey, Matthew's idea isn't going to get passed verbatim, is it? Doesn't the
process have to go through the AERC Rules Committee and then get final approval
from the Board? Won't they (the Rules Committee) write it according
to how they want it worded? Make it perfectly clear so that even I can
understand it?
Dr. Mac's idea gets passed on to the appropriate Committee and they
re-write it and adapt it accordingly. It won't be the gospel according to
anyone; it will be a rule they write in their own language even if the initial
concept came from someone not on the Committee.
This is why such proposals need full disclosure as
to the details. When such are left out, while the proposal may sound
almost perfect, the field application trips
very badly.
Bob
Bob Morris Morris Endurance
Enterprises Boise, ID
-----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Jim Holland Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 12:49 PM To:
Bob Morris Cc: steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oddfarm; ridecamp;
Bobbie Lieberman Subject: Re: [RC] another proposal
Hmmmm...not
the way I understood it. This DOES need clarification. I understood
"placing" to mean Top Ten and "completion" in this case to mean the same
thing as finishing normally, just not in the Top Ten.
There is a
HUGE difference. Under your interpretation, ALL riders would have to
recover within 15 minutes or you get nothing but the "pleasure" of a
trail ride. IMHO, that's the same as reducing the time for recovery from
30 minutes to 15 minutes....as Lisa suggested. If that IS the case, why
bother with all this? Just drop the recovery to 15 minutes at all checks
and the finish and forget about a "completion only". I think
this interpretation is too drastic a change all at once and would impact
too many riders who are NOT racing.
Bobbie, could you please clarify
EXACTLY the meaning here?
As to Weight Divisions, it is my
understanding "word of mouth" and from some private emails, that Matthew
did not think it was appropriate to include weight divisions, at least
initially, but it was not in the written proposal.
This is
something the Vet Committee/Horse Welfare Committee and the BOD could
discuss. Personally, I would prefer to omit Weight Divisions initially
just to keep it simple....but I would accept either choice.
Jim, Sun
of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic
Bob Morris wrote: > >
Jim: > > Please read the proposal once more. It states
..... 1)Those > who are permitted to continue for placing,
and > . 2) Those who are permitted to continue for
completion. > > At every vet check, in order to continue to
compete for a > placing, your horse must recover to pulse
parameters within > 15 minutes. If your horse recovers after 15
minutes but > before 30 minutes you may continue for completion only.
If > it takes longer than 30 minutes for your horse to recover, >
your horse will be eliminated from the competition entirely. > At the
finish, your horse must recover within 15 minutes in > order to get a
placing. Between 15 and 30 minutes, your > horse is eligible for
completion only and longer than 30 > minutes and your horse will be
eliminated from the > competition > > If you exceed the 15
minutes then you get completion only. > COMPLETION ONLY!! No points,
mileage only. This excludes you > from any points awards for that
ride. No weight division > points. COMPLETION ONLY!!! > >
You state <<<Matthew's proposal does not apply to weight >
divisions>>> Please indicate where this is stated. > >
Bob > > Bob Morris > Morris Endurance Enterprises >
Boise,
ID >
