It rewards the horse that is in the best condition considering all the
factors--isn't that better for "horse welfare" than rewarding the rider whose
horse is first across the line but has been overridden to accomplish it--which
is what we do now?
>But, Heidi,
our BC system does take speed into consideration, and there is no
"minimum time" as there is in CT. So BCs reward those who "do the trial
as quickly as practicable, while keeping one's horse fit to
continue."
Yep, I'm well aware of
that. Which sort of negates the concept you proposed of not
rewarding the time when you cross the line, though, doesn't
it?
