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Bottom line any RM can award a "BC" however they chose - for ANY distance. They can only allow horses with purple forelocks and orange mains to stand - that's what the Tevis does. No it doesn't use this exact criteria but it awards it's own BC based on it's own criteria and it is perfectly legal under the AERC rules. The ability to do that is not being challenged.

Neither rule (LD or endurance ) for BC has the word "shall" which carries more legal weight than either "may" or "will" in dicitating what must be done. In any case the wording after the first sentence lets RM's off the hook because it says a BC does not have to be given according to the AERC specifications - the only penelty is if it is not given according to the AERC specifications it won't count with the AERC. That is also ture with the current LD BC rule.

If a RM tell says they are cutting out the LD because of an AERC rule change - they are either lying and playing politics at the expense of the riders or have no understanding of what the rules now say. In reality there is no difference between the curren LD BC rule and the endurance BC rule - so why have two?

If it causes some "RM's to drop LD's" that will be self correcting since a) they will lose revenue in doing so and b) they run the risk of someone else starting a new ride and picking up the disenfranchised riders along with others. So I don't see that as a long term problem. Simple economic forces will correct that problem.

Truman

Merryben@xxxxxxx wrote:

In a message dated 4/30/2004 10:10:59 PM Central Daylight Time, sqlmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Even though there has already been a rule in place for the last six years regarding the Best Condition award for limited distance, because some ride managers have ignored this rule and not allowed limited distance riders the opportunity to actually show their horse for Best Condition, then it has become necessary to propose a new rule which will close the loophole which has existed.  

This is not exactly correct.  There is no "loophole".  It is the same for 50's and 100's.  Tevis, for example, does not give a BC award according to AERC rules, yet it is one of the most prized rules.  In addition, some ride managers have not ignored this rule, they have complied with the rule as written and chosen not to give BC according to AERC rules.

 

I fear that changing the rule will simply cause there to be less LD rides....mb

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