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RE: [RC] COC in 2006 - bobmorris

Truman:

The CoC is meaningless when the ride to qualify is so
structured that any reasonable horse can make the time. The
rides are no longer "endurance rides" but qualifying events
tailored to assure the majority of horses will succeed. I
did a quick study on the 2004 year; I found that from
12/01/03 to current posting there have been 1400 entries in
100 mile rides in the AERC. Of these 1400 entries 270 met
CoC time of 13:20 or better. That is 19% not a bad level
from which to pick the best. Of those 270 entries with a
qualifying time, only 183 were International members.

While one would conjecture the cream would rise to the top.
19% is a lot more than the cream.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID 

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Truman Prevatt
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Subject: Re: [RC] COC in 2006


Kim,

I thought that the COC would be somewhat difficult to meet
at first - 
then I checks some results of some of the FEI sanctioned
rides at random 
over the past few years. What I found was that at the 20
mule team in 04 
20% of the finishers (6 of 30) satisified the COC and the
winning time 
was about 10 1/2 hours. In '03 it was over 1/4 of the field
that met the 
COC with a winning time of about 11 and 1/2 hours. At Ft
Howes it varied 
between almost 1/2 of the riders (on average) in '03 and '04
met the COC 
with 10 to 11 hour finishing times. The Pine Tree ran about
the same in 
'03 and '04. This year the Biltmore was over a third met the
COC with a 
winning time of 10:20. I was surprised at these data. At the
'04 Owyhee 
8 of 12 met the COC with a winning time of 10 hours. At the
Arabian 
Nights 30 of 35 met the COC time with a winning time of 8
hours.

While there may be some "freak conditions" that may impact a
specific 
ride, in general I don't see the COC being a big issue in
the US. There 
are plenty of rides where good horses with a significant
base can get 
their COC. I feel the COC is necessary to separate the
horses that 
should be in FEI championship rides from those that have no
business 
there. FEI is a race - if a  horse is not up to it (and has
proved it) 
he/she should not be there.

Im my book the issue is not the COC it's the USEF lowering
the age 
requirement so horses are being pushed without the necessary
base.

Truman

KimFue@xxxxxxx wrote:

Since 13hr20 seems to be a difficult qualification for
most of the US
100s that exist at this time I suggest making courses that
would 
specifically be designed for easy qualification.  Why not
find a flat 
14 mile course on perfect footing and run it 7 times.
Have vet checks 
every 14 miles. 



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"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must
first create 
the universe."

- Carl Sagan






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