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Good questions - but how does this completion rate compare to other WECs? 
It's roughly 1/2 at Tevis, whereas this is more like 1/3. Is this consistent 
with other WEC completion rates?

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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?




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