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I'm finding all this discussion about the detailed statistics for the Owyhee 
100 quite interesting.  We actually have been printing out results like this 
for nearly 25 years on Swanton Pacific.  It is quite easy to do with a good 
database program.  I just take the stats from the rider card and enter them 
into appropriate fields on the database, then print out a report.  I have 
not printed the pulse details, but I have printed the arrival time and 
recovery time for each horse into each vet check.  This way, the rider can 
assess how long it took his horse to recover to criteria and how his horse 
is recovering at each point, getting better or worse as the ride progresses. 
Our riders tell us they like these results and use them as a tool for 
conditioning for better future performance.  We mail the results to each 
rider and to the head vet.  I also use these results as a tool for 
formulating a flow chart for each year.  If, one year, the arrival time of 
the first horse at the first VC is significantly faster than any time 
before, I take that into consideration when recommending the time for the 
ride personnel (vets, P&R, timers) to be at their stations.  I always ask 
them to arrive 30 minutes before the first ETA.  My decision to do this kind 
of result report has nothing to do with FEI or any other agency, it's 
something I decided on as a very interesting "history" of each ride.  I 
personally use it every year as a tool for better ride management.

Barbara McCrary, ride mgr.
Swanton Pacific 75/100
"The Most Beautiful Trail in the World"
Website: http://users.wildblue.net/bigcreekranch/

See our website for information, photos, and a printable ride entry





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alissa Cowan" <amcowan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:04 AM
Subject: [RC] Owhyee Detailed Results


> Frank,
>
> Absolutely the results broken down by vet gate are very useful.  It 
> actually is required to break down the times like this for FEI rides. 
> This is how you have to send in results.  It's not as much of a pain in 
> the butt as it seems if you have a good system.  So I am sure for John and 
> Steph it was a breeze!
>
> It'd be AWESOME if AERC required results in this manner, but I understand 
> from a ride manager's perspective that it might be a big old nightmare. 
> If you don't have a great system, it could be impossible.
>
> If you're interested in comparing FEI ride times, you can check out the 
> results from the NAEC in October - I think that was the last FEI ride in 
> the US, before Steph and John's ride.  The results are on the NAEC 
> website - you can get there from Endurance.net (look under "events"). 
> John and Steph's ride was a bit faster than the NAEC - the NAEC average 
> kph was 13.6, while average speed at Owhyee was 16.3.  It's fun to compare 
> rides - gives a little perspective on the terrain, weather, etc.
>
> Congrats to all those who finished!
>
> Alissa (NAEC ride manager)
>
>
>
> Great info, John!
>
> Someone studies your results, they can certain extrapolate relevant 
> information.
>
> You certainly set a standard for the AERC to emulate.
>
> Thanks,
>  Frank
>
>
>
>
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