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Re: [RC] No Points & BC Proposals - Heidi Smith

>So what about my proposal of only giving BC awards in each weight category, year end, regional, etc.?  Just eliminating placings for time across the line altogether?
 
There is already a wonderful and popular distance sport that does that.  It is called Competitive Trail Riding. 
 
The very essence of our sport is doing the trail as quickly as practicable, while keeping one's horse fit to continue.  Taking the clock out of the equation makes it another sport altogether.  The challenge is how to keep the sport what it is while honing our skills (both as riders and as those in control roles) in detecting where "the edge" is for each horse so that we don't cross it.
 
Heidi

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