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RE: [RC] WEC 2008 - Steph TeeterI will be travelling to Terennganu for the Nov 25 event (will have a webpage up soon). I've ridden twice in Malaysia at the venue outside of Kuala Lumpur where the terrain is rolling, and rocky in places. I understand that Terennganu (the venue for the 2008 WEC) is flat and has little or no rock, it is near the beach (east coast) so there may be sand, but I think they are actually grooming most of the course to make it as 'kind' as possible. It's the monsoon season in this part of the world, so it will probably be raining some of the time. And they run much of the rides at night when temperatures are coolest. There should be no reason that horse's can't do 160km WEC in Malaysia, but I think that FEI will have to adjust the time/speed requirement and allow competitors the entire 24 hours to compete. It's pretty unlikely that there will be many horses capable of finishing in the 9 - 13 hour range that have become norm for WECs. I will know more after this ride! Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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