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[RC] Ride n Tie Rules - k s swigartSpottedracer said: I've looked all through the rulebook that AERC sent me, and cannot find the rules for this event. Here's the situation and the rule questions we have: You have looked in the wrong rule book. Ride n Tie is not an AERC event. They are sanctioned by (and run under the rules of) the Ride n Tie Association. Thier website is: www.rideandtie.org and the rules can be found at: http://www.rideandtie.org/rules.html #1 - Can one of the riders do 99% of the running portion? Yes, here are the requirements with respect to how many times and where the rider and runner must change places: " 10. Each team will be required to tie it's horse and switch from rider to runner and runner to rider at least six (6) times during an event. Teams may tie as many times as they desire anywhere along the trail as long as the ties do not obstruct the trail or are not made in designated "No Tie" areas. A required tie will occur at each of the vet checks. A team must exchange at least twice between vet checks. Where vet checks are so close that two exchanges may be impractical, the Race Director may at his discretion allow one exchange between two specific vet checks. Alteration of this rule for small and local races should be kept to a minimum and for specific circumstances. If a runner on a team has not been overtaken by his partner before the next vet check, then the runner must wait at the vet check for their partner to arrive in order to meet the required vet check tie. Violation of this rule will result in the team being disqualified from the race." However, the rider and the runner can change places 100 feet (or even 10 feet) after any change if they want to. #2 - Can the other rider (aboard the horse) just follow the runner? Yes. And they can stay together for the whole ride if they want. #3 - does the ride-n-tie come in a 10-mile distance? 20 miles is the distance required for any results to "count" for year end standings. However, ride managers can run courses at any distance they want to, and many (most) of them will also have a "short" course varying anywhere from 6 to 15 miles, and in order for the event to be sanctioned by the Ride n Tie Association a distance of 20 miles or more must be offered (however, they can offer any other distances as well, which most do). #4 - what is the time limit? (since they plan to go no faster than the mare's fast rack.. 8-9mph) There are no rules with respect to time limit. I suppose a ride manager could set a time limit (don't know), but I have never been to an event where if there was a time limit, I knew what it was. If it is run in conjuction with an endurance ride, I have always supposed that they would want you to get to the vet checks before the vets leave the endurance ride vet check, but I don't know this for sure since even walking the course, I have never come up against any such time limit. However, if they are able to cover the entire course at 8-9 mph, they may have a decent chance of actually winning the event (this would, however, require the person on FOOT to cover the course at this speed as well). This year's world championship was WON at an average speed of ~8.3 mph. The team that finished last averaged 4 mph. You can find other results from recent events at: http://www.rideandtie.org/results.html which will tell you more about distances offered and average times of all the participants. kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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