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How about a 1 mile oval with "pit stops" every 15 laps ;-) . That would 
work.Of course it's not endurance as most of us think of it but it would 
solve the problem.

Truman

KimFue@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Truman,
>  
>
> Although some thought my post was a joke and perhaps some was written 
> TIC, I believe I do make some valid points IF qualifying a large 
> number of US horses is the primary goal.  It makes sense to me to have 
> the largest pool of horses to choose a team from.  If FEI remains 
> rigid on the COC time then it is up to the US international community 
> to create an environment to qualify more horses.  That may mean 
> creating more  "qualifying" rides in each region or time zones.  My 
> suggestion of a 14 mile course is based on the fact that 100s are 
> difficult to stage for a variety of reasons...one being adequate trail 
> to create a 100 AND the enormous amount of volunteer and staff needed 
> to cover that distance.   Why make qualifying difficult if there is no 
> exception made when weather conditions or unusual conditions effect a 
> ride and slow down the completion times.



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