Re: [RC] riding twice in one event - Barbara McCrary
It is not allowed now. I was on the
AERC board of directors when Trilby and Les Carr were competing for high mileage
rider of the year. They both did some very creative things to accumulate
more mileage, and the business of riding two horses in one event was one of
them. The other was riding one ride, taking a plane to another ride and
having a horse waiting for the rider, then starting that ride at 6 PM instead of
6 AM and riding through the night. (Or something like that.....don't
remember the exact details.) Anyway, it was decided by the board that this
sort of stretching limits was not in the best interest of keeping things
consistent and fair for all riders. Consequently, it is no longer
permissable. BTW, Les won high mileage that year by only 50
miles.
