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Well, I don't dispute the fact that it is a great learning tool, but how do 
the vets have the time to sift through 50+ LD riders?  Or am I making too 
much of this?  Is it easier than it sounds?

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] BC


> > The problem we see with LD BC judging is if it's based on top ten, racing 
> > is
> > involved (and AERC tries to discourage this).  If it's based on judgment 
> > of
> > all horses entered, in the W region at least, sometimes there are 50+ 
> > horses
> > entered in LD and judging that many horses is too time-consuming for the
> > vets.  This is probably why many W region ride managers don't offer LD 
> > BC.
> > It's not a prejudice issue but a practical one.
>
> Barbara, I love you, but THIS is the part that is the hay that has
> passed through the male bovine's digestive system.
>
> Those of us who have done LD BCs in our regions for literally 2 decades
> (before AERC called it LD) have shown time and time again that our LD
> riders still travel MORE SLOWLY than the 50-mile riders.  And that our
> LD riders don't go any faster if there is LD involved.  If ANYTHING,
> Barbara, it might actually slow down the occasional hot shoe because it
> is more prestigious to win BC than to win first place.  By and large,
> most LD riders that end up  in the Top Ten are surprised when told
> that.
>
> And I'll say it again--it is the BEST educational tool I've ever found
> for helping those LD riders who DO go a bit faster to either see that
> they are going TOO fast, or to see that they really ARE ready to move
> up.
>
> Sadly, your W region vets don't seem to understand this--they should be
> jumping up and down to have it included.
>
> This "discussion" keeps going round and round in circles--and it's high
> time that the W region came around to see how well this works in pretty
> much the whole rest of the country.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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