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Re: [RC] another proposal - Jim HollandI'm not wimping...I support it under EITHER interpretation. However, as far as I personally am concerned, under Bob's interpretation of no points, no mileage, etc. for a "completion", then the "completion" piece of the proposal is irrelevant. Don't care if that's part of it or not. Just set the recovery time at 15 minutes and be done with it and forget about the "completion" piece. If my horse doesn't meet the ride criteria (whether it be 15 minutes or 30 minutes) then as far as I'm concerned, he ADR, is not "fit to continue" and I'm going to quit, go home and find out why. I prefer my interpretation, because it applies ONLY to us "hot shoes" who like to run up front and race at the finish. Getting a good horse down and thru a vet check in 15 minutes is a "Ho Hum" for an experienced rider, but I've mentored enough and crewed enough to know that new riders are somewhat "confused and disordered" for a while....and I was no exception. It's not that their horse doesn't recover in 15 minutes, it's just the complexities of holds, timers, tack, and protocol may do 'em in. When I am just "finishing", I like the leisurely time the 30 minutes to come down gives me, especially since I always remove tack. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Heidi Smith wrote: Don't wimp on me now, Jim--you lambasted me for not "signing" the thing--hey, I've supported it wholeheartedly, but it needs to apply to ALL horses in ALL placings if we really want it to do what it is intended to do. :-) (I'll add the smiley face so some folks don't think I'm being mean to Jim...) Heidi -- Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, GA 30513 (706) 258-2830 FAX (706) 632-1271 AR KI4BEN =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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