Fw: [RC] Fw: from PNER list with author's permission - Linda Parrish
Just have to chime in here....
We've had 50 and 100 mile endurance ride BC's figured with
anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours or more difference in the time
factor.
Aren't you guys getting a bit off track with this line of
thinking?
Linda Parrish
in Texas, where admittedly we figure LD BC using the AERC form
and TT - which means we allow the LD's to 'race' if that is what they want, but
we use the Veterinarians to control it.
Dot's last sentence: Bingo! Right on
the nailhead. So AERC needs to decide whether LD is to be a race or a
venue for training, introduction, and recovery. I can't see how it can
be both. That is, if BC is to be awarded via the top ten, then it
becomes a race. LD was not originally set up to be a race, but it that's
what the majority wants, then that's probably what it is going to
become.
As to LD BC----How can you do a valid
evaluation between horses when one finishes in 4 hrs and another in 6
hrs. The time factor needs to be considered, the work/stress
factor is not the same.
