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RE: [RC] [RC] Endurance - FEI, UAE - Laurie Durgin

The below sure sounds like a ---"Cash and Trash" mentality---Only for human gradification-- They'll probably do it and the "other endurance riders'" will have to hang their heads and gush explanations---
When you heat things up enough doesn't the "dross",(aka. Scum....) rise to the top?


I applaud and appreciate those trying to compete and protect the horse, very delicate balance, but people amy not be able to wear thier T-shirst in public......
.

(Caution: the following paragraph is totally subjective, I'm going to vent a
little ). At a recent conference call of the USEF High Performance Athletes
committee (USEF riders elected to the committee), of which I am a member, a
motion was put forward to recommend to the USEF Endurance committee that the
mileage requirement qualification for horses to be nominated for the 2006
WEC be eliminated. The proposal put forward by a committee member was to
allow riders to nominate horses with no previous mileage requirement. By
majority vote, the committee recommended that the horse requirement to have
completed two 100 mile rides be eliminated. The committee recommended by
majority vote that the requirement of the horse to have completed 500
lifetime miles be reduced to 200 lifetime miles. The argument of persuasion
was that 'we need younger faster horses to compete' and that 'we have too
many old high mileage horses trying to compete'. I have to ask - what was
the age of the US horses that have won World Championships in the past? It
appears to me that some are now promoting the quest for 'victory' at all
costs. This is short sighted and IMO foolish. Do we really want to allow
riders to nominate 6 year old horses, that have done 4 50-mile rides, to be
considered to represent the US at a World Championship 160km race. The
potential for pushing horses beyond the limit of conditioning is very high
in this circumstance. We might see some younger horses turning out faster
ride times w/o the lameness issues that often accompany high mileage
horses... but we probably won't see these horses compete successfully for
very long. What is the cost? And do we, USEF, really want to endorse this
attitude, this 'message'. I personally do not.


Ok, venting over.

later -

Steph





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