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Re: [RC] CTR Endurance Differences - Chris Paus

Kind of, but there's more to it than that. CTR and Endurance are related in the way that tennis and badminton are related... you hit something over a net and the rules are similar, but different. Two different games, two different sets of rules.
 
An AERC ride can be a race, but doesnt' have to be. you have a maximum time for completion, but no minimum time. I.e., you can go as fast as you want, or as slow as 4.79 mph, as long as your horse meets criteria at the end and is "fit to continue."
 
CTR is a judged and timed event. You have a set pace to ride, such as 5 mph. You get penalized for coming in too slow or too fast.
 
To get your completion in an AERC ride, the horse has to be deemed "fit to continue" by a ride vet. The rider has a vet card and the horse gets ABC, etc. scores. But those scores are only for the vet's info on how the horse is doing and whether the horse should be allowed to continue.
 
In CTR, the scores mean a lot. There is a point value associated with each criteria. I can't speak for other CTR orgs, but in MOTDRA, every horse starts with 100 points on the score sheet. There is a pre-ride vet check where just about every aspect of the horse from head to toe is examined by a vet... all the usual.. cap refill, jug vein,  hydration, tack and back, gut sounds, heart rate. In addition, the vets also pick up and examine each leg to look for bumps, swellings, etc. And the trot-outs require the horse to be circled right and left for closer inspection of potential lameness.
 
At the end of the ride, the horse gets another complete exam and if things are different from the pre-ride, those are noted. You lose points for heart rate over 44 bpm. You lose points for trail wounds, leg swelling, lameness, impulsion and attitude at the trot out, gut sounds, dehydration, etc. The horse who loses the fewest points in each weight division is the winner of that division. Horses are ranked by their scores and given placings 1,2,3,4,5,6.
 
This is why leg wraps and boots are not allowed. Because the scoring is critical to the game.
 
in endurance, the score only matters for the best condition award. Everything else is just a finish or not.
 
Some CTR venues also judge riding and horsemanship, but not all of them do.
 
CTR rules are different from endurance because it's a different game.
 
Hope this helps.
 
chris

Lauren Horn <4horn4@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Lysane,

The way I understand it...and I may be wrong...but the CTR folks
wanted a venue to showcase good trail horses that could also be used
for breeding. Meaning...if I have a horse that constantly bangs
himself when he flings his feet around why would I want to breed that
horse to pass on the trait.


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