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RE: [RC] [RC] BC's on 25's - Deanna GermanCarol, I had the pleasure last year of seeing an LD horse whose rider had been riding her own ride, unconcerned about anything other than the welfare of her own horse -- take BC on an LD. I was riding the regional and club CTR and saw her out on trail, even rode with her for a bit -- horse looked GOOD. This horse came in last with a ride time of 4:20. (Small entry, probably due to the CTR that was being run concurrently.) The horse that was first to finish did it in 2:50. So many horses had been pulled at the vet check or at the finish that the BC horse moved up to top 5. AERC endurance BC rules were used to the best of my knowledge to judge the top 5 for BC. (Cracked OAATS Crunch, NE Region, Sept 2003.) Yeah, I think it speaks volumes that this horse took BC. The ones who were out to top 5 or "win" got what? Either pulled or subdued, polite clapping when their names were announced. But a cheer went up when the BC was announced. Everyone in camp is always happy to see horses looking good at the end, no matter what the distance. I think this is pretty cool and what BC is supposed to be about. I have a hard time figuring out what could possibly be wrong with the concept if applied correctly. As in, don't award it if the top horses *all* look like crap. Same as for endurance. :-) Deanna Carol wrote: snip< if ?riders?were awarded BC awards on 25's , then it seems like?AERC is??encouraging??them to go faster ( in order?to get a BC award for coming in top ten).? Personally, I think?whomever suggested this?is just trying to boost their number of LD riders, i.e., ?revenues, ?by doing this. What other explanation is possible? ===========================================================REAL endurance is your water freezing IN the cantle bags! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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