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If the ride is in the sand you pick horses that prove they can perform 
in the sand - you don't use mountain rides for selection. If the ride is 
in the mountains you pick horses that prove they can perform in the 
mountains - you don't use flat sand rides. If the ride is under humid 
conditions you chose horses that prove they can perform in humid rides - 
you don't use rides in arid climates for the selections.

The US problem starts in the beginning with the selection process. The 
location of the WEC and the type of trail should dictate the location of 
the selection rides. Sure it won't be fair to all. Sure it may mean a 
great horse from the mountain or west region gets passed over the next 
time the WEC is in the UAE. However, racing is a zero sum game. There 
are winners and there are losers - there is little room for "nice 
guys.". If we want to be winners we will have to bit the bullet and 
select the team that has the highest probability of success and that is 
a team that proves it can excel on the WEC trail.  The only way to do 
that is to do your selection on trails in climates that as similar to 
the upcoming WEC as possible.

Truman

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Personally, I think we have a delimma between being "fair" to all who
> want to have a shot at the World Championship and "playing the odds". I
> guess truly, if I had to bet my farm on the results I'd want a Val or a
> Debi Foti bringing along a string of young horses with that one big race
> in mind...not qualifying anywhere, being able to do exactly the type
> races they wanted to have them peaked, then choosing which one to race
> that day. I believe Meg Wade did something like that in Spain riding a
> very inexperienced horse to an up front finish. Doesn't mean that's how I
> want the USA to do it, just that if I wanted to pick a winner I think
> that would be my best shot.
>
> Oh well. Me critiquing these people is like the average couch potato
> yelling at the players in the Super Bowl to give them advice, but if you
> want to have more people interested in International, you've gotta put up
> with Monday morning Quarterbacks. :-)
>
> Angie
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