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RE: [RC] LD BC - Compromise?? - heidiTruman, you have brought up some very valid points on the allocation of vet resources at a ride. One of the reasons I, for one, haven't given that issue much thought is that the number of LD participants is dramatically lower out here than in your region. When you speak of a ride with 60 LD riders... heck, in years past, a good turnout was 60 riders altogether! Take the Run for the Gold here in Mariposa this year. We had 105 starters, the very highest ever, but only 26 LD starters. In 2004 we had 60 total starters and in 2003, only 46 with 16 LD's. I find this interesting, in view of the fact that West region has the highest membership by a long ways, and also has all sorts of horse people who could easily be "new blood" into the sport. So I looked at some more numbers. Indeed, the NW with a much smaller membership averaged 32.1 LD entries per ride, whereas the W region only averaged 26.1. Additionally, the NW region had the following entry breakdown: 71-80 entries: 1 ride. 61-70 entries: 3 rides. 51-60 entries: 2 rides. 41-50 entries: 2 rides. 31-40 entries: 7 rides. 21-30 entries: 16 rides. 11-20 entries: 7 rides. The W region, on the other hand, had the following breakdown: 61-70 entries: 1 ride. 51-60 entries: 1 ride. 41-50 entries: 0 rides. 31-40 entries: 7 rides. 21-30 entries: 13 rides. 11-20 entries: 13 rides. One could well ponder the idea that perhaps more people are more willing to ride LD rides (be they beginners, oldsters, or whoever) in regions that are more LD-friendly... Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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