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Re: [RC] [AERC-Members] New LD BC Rule - heidiI have been giving a high vet score award on all LD and endurance at the Wolverine. Sometimes it's just been a nice framed certificate and sometimes it's something embroidered or like last year, etched glass. High vet score is just as important, if not more so, than BC. I wish 50 and 100 mile endurance rides also offered that. Miles of smiles, Many of our NW rides do, or used to. I kind of fostered the idea, because I would always announce ALL of the horses that judged for BC, along with their scores, from the bottom up (kinda like Miss America <g>) so that those folks who come close also got some recognition. I always thought it was important for folks to know if there were several horses who were in such good shape that they almost got it--or not. And I always mentioned who had the highest vet score, even if they didn't end up being BC. Several managers started offering an award for that since I was announcing it anyway, and with a few rides, at least, the practice has stuck. If you like the idea, mention it to your RMs while they are still in the planning stages. It sure isn't tough to do, and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg--it is the recognition that counts. Heidi ============================================================ When you ask a Quarter horse for something he says - Sure - and when you ask an Arab for something he says - Why? - ~ Heidi Smith ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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