RE: [RC] Revolution - Age requirements for competition - Steph Teeter
Kim - I think what you're referring to is
that USEF changed the requirements for Nomination for the 2006 WEC. Under
the new nomination rules the only requirement is that the horse has to have 200
lifetime miles, no age requirements (other than AERC/FEI - 60 months
old to compete), and no previous 100 mile experience. This, imo, is a mistake
and will allow/encourage young horses to be campaigned too hard too soon. This
is a decision made by the US, by AERC members sitting on USEF
committees - not FEI.
Again - it all comes down to which
individuals are on which committees - and this can and does change. I have a lot
of respect for your rational view of things, and encourage you to keep at
it.
Steph
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But why knowing this new COC requirement would
be coming into effect did the USEF drop the age requirement to 7 when in
previous competitions like the WEC 2002 and PAC 2003 and most likely the
2004 WEC (I don't have a copy of the nomination requirements on this computer)
the competition age was 8? I know the US international
leadership has been against the COC requirement and will
continue fight to change this. But until the change is made why
have a lower competition age when the required COC is much more
difficult?
