Re: [RC] Treatment/Nat'l Champ. Quals - Truman Prevatt
No argument from me on this - at the end of the day it is the
responsibility of the rider to determine the risk factors and ride
accordingly.
The one thing that might come into play is if a rider is confronted
with something for which they have little experience. Lynn implied the
humidity was higher than normal at this ride. A rider who is not
experienced with humidity could eaisly underestimate that risk.
More humidity that you are used to can eaisly sneak up on you before
you know it.
In a message dated 10/13/2004 10:41:43 AM Mountain Standard
Time, tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Many factors could have come into play, from hotter than
normal weather, a course that combined with abnormal weather presented
a high risk situation to the horses
"Championship riders" would (should) recognize these "anomalies"
and ride accordingly...
which brings to mind the question, what, in fact, makes
"CHAMPIONSHIP RIDERS" championship riders?
Is it truly as simple as "qualifying"?
Perhaps championship rides have the effect of revealing the
answer to the above question.
In the case of Warner Springs, I'd say "yeah". A tough
venue on a tough day...as it should be.
There will always be "mitigating factors, there will always
be "ambient weather", and as long as there is true "rider
responsibility", i.e., recognition of a mount's limitations,
mechanical/metabolic vunerabilities on given days, the mitigating
effects of weather, management issues, DIMR, etc. shouldn't result in
the "same ol', same ol'".
Championship rides should be the better this sport
has to offer...and the results should reflect that.
~Frank
-- "It is necessary to be noble, and yet take humility as a basis
"It
is necessary to be noble, and yet
take humility as a basis.
It is necessary
to be exalted, and yet take modesty as a foundation."
