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[RC] WEC Questions - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Kim kimfue@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== If I read the facts correctly there were around 185 horses that started and only 65 that finished. That means there were 120 DNF. It looks like only a very low number of those were RO. I know the vetting is strict at these events BUT the caliber of horse and rider is supposed to be the best that the world has to offer. Why is the attrition rate on these experienced 100 mile horses and experienced endurance riders so high? This just does not make sense to me. There have been many discussions/comments about the low completion rate at Tevis but I don't believe it has ever been this low and the qualifications for the Tevis for both horse and rider don't even come close to the qualifications that a WEC horse/rider team are required to have. With a completion rate this low does International Endurance consider this event to be a success with so many metabolic and lameness pulls? I also wonder what kind of PR this gives to the sport of endurance when comparing it to other Olympic level equestrian events...does it look good to have a low competion rate because of strict veterinary controls or does it look like around 60% of the field wasn't really prepared to successfully compete at this event? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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