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RE: [RC] My National Championship Qualifications - Steph Teeter


Angie - if the focus of the NC is a one day race, then I agree with you.

But I guess I'm starting to look at this whole 'AERC Championship' concept a
little differently. AERC is such a diverse group, and crowning an AERC
champion from one single event is never going to be meaningful to all of the
organization. We are so diverse, and so spread out geographically, that it's
unlikely that we would ever actually get the best/fastest horses around the
country together in one venue. We have the FEI 'racing' venues which already
do this (WEC's and PAC's et al.). The 2005 NC 100 (at Fort Howes) was also a
WEC demo/selection FEI ride , which accounts for much of the diverse
regional attendance at that venue.

So why not focus on the event instead of the winners? make it a big AERC
bash with plenty of divisions, plenty of participation, a national
celebration of the sport of Endurance riding? We already have lots of
National and Regional Champion year-end awards, the NC Weight Division award
is one more 'champion' category in a long list of others, so realistically
it's never going to be regarded as 'THE' championship venue. But, we could
focus on celebrating the entire sport (even throw in a 3-day LD
Championship!) and host a real 'Endurance Celebration Event' - clinics and
vendors and demos and such. Breeder's shows, lots of possibilities.

Steph


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Subject: [RC] My National Championship Qualifications


OK, I've come up with my idea of a National Champion (if it has to be
a one day race)

Who can come?  Only those who placed in their weight divisions in
their regions either last year or so far this year. Period.

100 miler only.  It goes back to being a championship event. Give top
10 over-all, and top 3 in weight divisions.

The best against the best not watered down by splitting them up in
several different races. The more races you have, the less likely you
find out who is the "best" out there, and the less the title means.To
me a multi-day would just spread the good horses out further. A few
in this race a few in that one.

That said, I think a vote for "Horse of the Year" looking at stats
would be probably a more accurate determiner of who had the best
horse that year.

P.S. Don't know if my last post went to the list. Anybody know who
picked up Joni Buttram & Cash pony? Bet Jody is in a bad mood! Oh
well, she was wondering how she was going to stand riding 100 today
and the 50 on Aries later.


Angie




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